Aeronautical Section Manager 2

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 139,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Melbourne, Florida seeks an Aeronautical Engineer Manager 2. The role requires leading a 10–15 person engineering team within an IPT, ensuring staffing, performance, and innovation while maintaining adherence to ethical and security standards.

You will drive functional leadership, coordinate staffing across programs, and mentor staff while working on-site with no remote options. A Secret clearance is required, with travel up to 20%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM with 9 years of related engineering experience; OR Master’s with 7 years; OR PhD with 5 years.
• Experience with project planning, cost, schedule & performance including Earned Value and performance measurement baseline concepts.
• Active in-Scope, U.S. government Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional leadership to a section of multi-disciplined engineers (10–15 personnel) and foster a culture of accountability and innovation.
• Coordinate with programs to staff/de-staff relative to the section and manage employee movement between programs.
• Manage team performance, conduct evaluations, oversee salary reviews, and mentor staff.
• Support Center of Technical Excellence (CoTE) with special assignments/data calls.
• Drive policy and procedure compliance including timecards, safety, security, and configuration control.

Skills

Team leadership

Project planning

Earned Value Management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way.

Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add an Aeronautical Engineer Manager 2 to join our team in Melbourne, FL.

The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct.

Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.

Functional Roles and Responsibilities

• Providing functional leadership and direction to a section of multi-disciplined engineers (typically 10-15 personnel) including building an engineering culture that empowers employees, establishes personal and team accountability, motivates team performance, encourages development, and supports innovation.
• Coordinating with programs to ensure appropriate staffing/de-staffing actions are developed and executed relative to their section, and managing employee movement between programs.
• Managing team member performance, creating and delivering performance evaluations, overseeing the salary review process, and supervising employee development and mentoring efforts.
• Special assignments/data calls in support of the Center of Technical Excellence (CoTE)
• Driving compliance with policies and procedures including timecards, safety, security, property management, training, and configuration control.

This role will be 20% functional manager SOW.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility.

There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position.

Travel up to 20% may be required.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 9 years of related engineering experience;
• OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 7 years of related engineering experience;
• OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience.
• Experience with project planning, cost, schedule & performance, including Earned -Value and performance measurement baseline concepts
• Experience leading a team or project
• Active in-Scope, U.S. government Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated success in leading, collaborating, and developing cross functional teams of varying degrees of skill on complex technical projects including some or all aspects of engineering project life cycle
• Cost Account Management experience
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills to include written and verbal communication
• Prior functional management experience including mentoring/coaching, and solving staff and resource issues
• Currently briefed to and supporting applicable program statement of work.

Primary Level Salary Range: $139,100.00 - $208,700.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.