Hardware Engineering Manager I — PCB & Inertial Systems Lead

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 121,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Woodland Hills, CA, seeks a Hardware Engineering Manager 1 for onsite leadership of PCB design, component engineering, and inertial navigation system development. This full-time role requires a Secret clearance and a 9/80 schedule with 80/20 staff management duties.

Leading a geographically dispersed team, you will drive process improvements, cost, schedule, and technical performance while mentoring engineers and coordinating staffing with discipline leads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) or related discipline with 5 years of relevant experience; Master's degree with 3 years of relevant experience. PhD with 1 year of relevant experience.
• Printed Circuit Board Design or Fabrication experience
• Experience leading a team on a technical development effort or technical production support
• Understanding of the engineering processes and tools used in PCB layout and/or components engineering
• Experience with CCA design, fabrication, and/or test and verification
• Experienced with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools and processes used for hardware designs
• Experience with generating and/or reviewing cost estimates/basis of estimates (BOEs)
• U.S. Citizenship required
• A current/active U.S. Government Secret clearance.
• Must be willing and able to effectively manage a geographically dispersed team
• Must be able to work full-time onsite

Responsibilities

• Manage/Oversee the engineering design, development, and transition to production of PCB (printed circuit board), parts library, and layout as well as component engineering of inertial navigation systems
• Develop and implement strong processes with emphasis on quantitative management and continuous improvement
• Provide management guidance to achieve outstanding cost, schedule and technical performance
• Responsible for technical guidance and oversight in developing technical and cost proposals
• Interface with business focused discipline leads to coordinate staffing requirements and ensure proper skill mix to support program activities
• Mentor and challenge team members to develop skills and provide career planning/development paths
• Responsible for all manager related activities to include, but not limited to: conduct performance and salary reviews, approve timecards, performance management, and work closely with HR on elevated employee matters
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Team Leadership

Engineering Leadership

PCB design understanding

Hardware development

US Citizenship

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in technical field

PhD with relevant experience

Tools

Siemens Teamcenter

PLM tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Woodland Hills, CA, seeks a Hardware Engineering Manager 1 for onsite leadership of PCB design, component engineering, and inertial navigation system development. This full-time role requires a Secret clearance and a 9/80 schedule with 80/20 staff management duties.

Leading a geographically dispersed team, you will drive process improvements, cost, schedule, and technical performance while mentoring engineers and coordinating staffing with discipline leads.