Facilities Engineering Manager - 2

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Manager Facilities Engineering 2 to lead the infrastructure and maintenance programs for a high‑rate manufacturing site in Layton, Utah. You will drive reliability, manage budgets, and guide a small team of engineers and technicians to ensure continuous operations.

You will leverage Maximo asset management concepts, coordinate spare parts, and communicate with operations on equipment status. A STEM background and leadership experience are required for this role.

Qualifications

• Requires STEM degree with progressive maintenance experience.
• Leads maintenance/reliability teams and budgets.
• Strong understanding of facility systems and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Oversee facility infrastructure from an operations perspective.
• Manage budgets and spare parts inventories for readiness.
• Apply lean thinking and TPM to streamline workflow and reduce downtime.
• Communicate status of equipment with operations management.
• Drive root-cause and corrective-action initiatives.
• Lead a team of reliability engineers and maintenance technicians.

Skills

Leadership

Lean manufacturing

Troubleshooting

Maintenance & reliability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Masters degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Word

Excel

MS Project

PowerPoint

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

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 sector has an opening for a Manager Facilities Engineering 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position is located onsite in Layton, Utah.

Position Description

As part of the Facilities Maintenance organization, you will provide reviews focused on site and building infrastructure as to the status of maintenance and reliability issues in the factory and be accountable for the scope, schedule, and budget of each area of activity. Your focus will include understanding Maximo (asset management system) to assure proper work control on preventative maintenance, emergency repair, and equipment modifications. Your focus will also include a sound understanding and participative control of the demand, warehousing, and use of spare parts inventory. This position has considerable latitude for independent action and decision making. You will support our current facility and allow it to grow to the next level of operations and production. You will prepare presentations and reports detailing the infrastructure support for operations.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities include oversight and management for the entire facility from an infrastructure standpoint, including clean rooms, compressors, vacuum systems, humidification, cranes, and utilities. Other key responsibilities include:

• Prepares and executes maintenance management budgets
• Manages facilities equipment and spare parts inventories to assure operational readiness
• Uses lean thinking/manufacturing fundamentals and TPM principles to organize workflow, streamline internal processes and minimize equipment downtime
• Communicates directly with operations management on status of equipment within the facility
• Drives root cause & corrective action, utilizing reliability engineering to take proactive approach
• Drives small team of reliability engineers and maintenance technicians

As a leader, you always act with integrity, and the highest ethical standards characterize everything you do. You enable your team to achieve predictable and balanced results, while satisfying the needs of internal and external partners. You treat all people with respect, and model personal growth and continuous development. You know how to build an inclusive environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. You create trusted and valued customer relationships and communicate effectively, so that people throughout the organization feel engaged and connected to their work. You deliver excellence, strive for continuous improvement, and respond vigorously to change.

Basic Qualifications

• Must either have a bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline with 5 years of facilities engineering/maintenance experience; OR a Masters degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline with 3 years of facilities engineering/maintenance experience or a PhD in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline with 1 years of facilities engineering/maintenance experience
• Two years of prior leadership experience in a managerial, supervisory, or lead capacity
• In-depth hands‑on knowledge of facilities and equipment maintenance and reliability services
• Solid understanding and experience in troubleshooting factory equipment, mechanical and electrical systems
• Proficient in Word, Excel, MS Project, and PowerPoint
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Current Secret or Top-Secret Clearance
• Experience in lean manufacturing and maintenance systems
• Experience in aerospace industry
• Past experience working in high‑rate manufacturing facilities operating on a 24/7 schedule
• Basic understanding of carbon composite manufacturing is preferred
• Experience in automated industrial equipment such as storing, retrieving, forming, autoclave, conveyance, trim, inspections and CNC machining centers is a plus
• Demonstrated abilit