Design Engineering Manager 1

Northrop Grumman; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel 10%

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Functional Manager for the ECAD drafting team in the Hardware Mechanical department in Baltimore, MD. The role manages about 12 ECAD team members, balancing drafting professionals with union staff, and collaborates with program teams to meet schedules.

The manager oversees staffing plans, performance reviews, goal setting, process improvements, and hiring to balance workload demand. Strong communication and cross-organizational relationship skills are essential.

Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S Government Secret Clearance prior to starting.
• A current/active clearance is not required to be considered for the position, but a final clearance is required to start
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in ECAD design
• 1 year of experience with people management, leading a technical drafting/design team, including workload management, performance reviews, and employee development/coaching.
• 1 years of experience leading a high performing team (technical, Integrated Product Team Lead, Agile, or functional management)
• 3 years of experience working with printed wiring board or circuit card assembly design, layout, drawings, or other technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day workload of the ECAD drafting team and interface with program teams.
• Provide performance reviews, workload forecasting, and staff development.
• Develop roadmaps and staffing plans to meet workload demand and skill attrition.
• Lead through positive changes and drive improvement and innovation.
• Maintain engagement and build relations with staff, customers, and partners.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication skills

Team management

Workload management

Staff development

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (STEM)

Master’s Degree (STEM)

Ph.D. (STEM)

Tools

Mentor Graphics

Product Lifecycle Management

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.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support you by expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

What You’ll Get To Do

This position is for a Functional Manager of the ECAD drafting team supporting the Mission Systems Sector, in the Drafting Section of the Hardware Mechanical department in Baltimore, MD. Manager will have approximately 12 ECAD team members, split between drafting professionals and union personnel. Duties will include managing the day-to-day workload of the team, interfacing with the program teams to help meet schedule, performance reviews, work load forecasting, interfacing with external partners. This is a dual role manager position, involving technical responsibilities as well.

The manager is also responsible for staffing plans, staff performance evaluation, goal planning, process improvement, roadmap development, and hiring to manage workload demand and skill attrition. The manager will be able to lead through positive changes, as a champion for improvement and innovation. Employee engagement and development will be maintained through a combination of training, employee career coaching, mentoring, identification of stretch assignments, and engagement action planning. The manager will be able to meet performance goals with consideration for work/life balance of the staff. The candidate should have strong communications skills, and an ability to build and maintain relationships with direct staff, customers, and cross organization partners.

This position is contingent upon the ability to obtain an active U.S Government Secret Clearance or the successful transfer of an active US. Government Secret Clearance prior to start.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of experience, master’s degree with 3 years of experience, Ph.D. with 1 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

• US Citizenship is required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S Government Secret Clearance prior to starting.
• A current/active clearance is not required to be considered for the position, but a final clearance is required to start
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in ECAD design
• 1 year of experience with people management, leading a technical drafting/design team, including workload management, performance reviews, and employee development/coaching.
• 1 years of experience leading a high performing team (technical, Integrated Product Team Lead, Agile, or functional management)
• 3 years of experience working with printed wiring board or circuit card assembly design, layout, drawings, or other technical documentation.

Preferred Qualifications

• A current/active U.S Government Secret clearance
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Experience with Mentor Graphics
• Expertise with Product Lifecycle Management methodologies
• Experience leading process improvement, or introduction of new tools projects
• Experience supporting or leading projects and or proposals