Manager Electronics Engineering (Hardware)

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 193,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks an Electronics & Payloads department manager in Azusa, CA. The role directs a large engineering team across multiple disciplines, ensuring technical health and program execution for space hardware programs.

The ideal leader has 8+ years in engineering management, a STEM degree, and eligibility for a U.S. government clearance. The position emphasizes workforce development, collaboration across sites, and strategic planning to deliver mission-critical systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM with 8+ years of engineering experience.
• Experience leading engineering organizations or technical teams (≥5 years).
• Experience delivering programs with cost, schedule, and technical objectives met.
• Experience developing electrical/electronic/electromechanical products for space missions (≥5 years).
• Experience with organizational transitions or transformations (≥2 years).
• U.S. Citizen with active SCI access or TS clearance (SSBI within last 5 years).

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a department of over 60 engineers in electro-mechanical and electro-optical product development.
• Establish workforce planning, staffing, recruiting, retention, and succession strategies.
• Partner with program managers to meet cost, schedule and technical baselines.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Electrical engineering

Space systems

Staffing and recruiting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

MS in Electrical Engineering

Job description

• RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
• CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
• CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI
• TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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 Space Systems is seeking a motivated and experienced leader to serve as the Electronics & Payloads department manager for our talented team in Azusa, CA. The department encompasses a broad range of disciplines supporting missile defense and weather sensing payloads, including digital, RF, circuit, and mechanical engineering, as well as executing program management roles. This matrix role is responsible for the technical health, talent development, staffing fulfillment, strategic planning, and engineering execution of a highly skilled organization that delivers mission-critical space hardware across a plurality of programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a department of over 60 engineers specializing in electro-mechanical and electro-optical product development
• Establish and execute workforce, staffing, recruiting, retention, and succession planning to maintain critical technical capabilities
• Partner with program managers to deliver exceptional performance with respect to cost, schedule, and technical baselines
• Drive technical excellence and engineering rigor across development, validation, and verification activities
• Support or chair independent review teams, failure review boards, non-advocate reviews, and gate reviews
• Develop processes and tools which drive engineering quality, efficiency, and speed
• Support new business proposals through technical and cost volume development, detailed task descriptions, and justified bases of estimate
• Unlock innovation and growth through development and implementation of non-contractual technical activities and capital investments
• Build an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing culture which fosters employee engagement and leadership development
• Partner across engineering disciplines, sites, and regions to deliver best-value business solutions
• Champion engineering productivity initiatives, digital transformation efforts, and adoption of advanced design methodologies

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and a minimum of 8 years of engineering experience
• Experience managing engineering organizations or technical teams (minimum of 5 years)
• Experience executing programs/projects which achieved cost, schedule, and technical objectives (minimum of 5 years)
• Experience developing electrical, electronic, or electromechanical products for space missions (minimum of 5 years)
• Experience with organizational transitions or transformation (minimum of 2 years)
• Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen and have active SCI access with a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) completed within the last 5 years, at time of application, and prior to start date OR Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen and have an active U.S. Government Top Secret security clearance (or equivalent) with a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) completed within the last 5 years, at time of application, and prior to start date as well as the ability to obtain and maintain active SCI access within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. Continued employment thereafter will be subject to the candidate’s maintenance of the level of clearance and program access required for the position in the future.

Preferred Qualifications

• M.S. or above in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline
• Expertise with missile defense and weather sensing technologies or payloads
• Expertise with rapid development and prototyping
• Expertise adapting processes, products, and people across a range of mission assurance classes (Class A through D)

Salary and Benefits

Primary Level Salary Range: $193,000.00 - $289,600.00

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.

Equal Opportunity and Citizenship

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.

Company Culture

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.