Manager Field Engineering Services 1

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Manager Field Engineering Services 1 to lead a team at the MPSF in Mayport, FL, supporting the Littoral Combat Ship program. You will oversee daily operations, ensure safety and quality, and align with contract milestones and customer demands.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, and the ability to obtain Secret clearance. This position follows a 9/80 schedule with opportunities to collaborate across sites and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field and 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Ability to obtain/maintain Secret clearance.
• Experience leading a non-exempt engineering team and coordinating with subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of non-exempt employees at the MPSF, ensuring clear work direction, performance feedback, recognition, and timekeeping oversight.
• Supervise and coordinate onsite subcontractor activities, ensuring alignment with safety, quality, schedule, and contractual requirements.
• Plan and prioritize work to meet contract milestones, ship availability windows, and customer schedules.
• Set clear expectations, hold team members accountable, and provide timely coaching and feedback.
• Communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats, including preparing clear presentations that convey initiatives, plans, and expectations to diverse audiences.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, quality, and security requirements applicable to LCS Mission Package work at MMRC Mayport.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers, suppliers, and site leadership, consistently demonstrating a commitment to customer service.
• Champion Northrop Grumman's Code of Ethics and core values to foster a culture of safety, integrity, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Provide guidance on business processes, best practices, and work standards, and ensure accurate, complete documentation of work performed.
• Develop, track and report weekly and monthly performance metrics, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Collaborate with other departments and sites to ensure broader program needs are understood, communicated, and supported.
• Mentor and coach less experienced team members to build bench strength and support their professional growth.
• Work in an industrial/shipyard environment (climb ladders, work in confined spaces, wear PPE) as needed to oversee on-site work.
• Represent the MPSF and LCS Mission Package program professionally with customers and leadership, anticipating roadblocks and advocating for a safe, high performance work environment.
• Escalate issues appropriately and represent the team with senior leadership and the customer.
• Work flexible and changing shift schedules, including day, night, and weekend shifts as needed in support of LCS operations.
• Steadfastly push self and others to achieve deliverables and goals, provide customer overviews, and be an advocate for a safe and professional work environment.
• Effectively communicate in diverse circumstances and anticipate roadblocks in an environment that provides challenging assignments to key talent in the organization.

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field and 5+ years of relevant experience

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for you to join our team as a Manager Field Engineering Services 1 based out of Mayport, FL.

As a Manager Field Engineering Services 1, you will lead a team of direct reports in various fields of disciplines in support of the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Package Design, Engineering, Production and Sustainment (DEP&S) Program. This position will be a collateral duty along with the selected candidate's other assignments.

Reporting directly to the LCS Sustainment IPT lead, the selected candidate will be responsible for daily leadership and supervision of NON-Exempt Northrop Grumman (NG) employees as well as supervising various subcontractor employees assigned to the MMRC Mayport site supporting the operations of the Mission Package Support Facility (MPSF). A key component of this position will include interfacing with customer counterparts, leadership personnel at other sites, and related worldwide entities.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

What You'll get to Do:

• Lead and develop a team of non-exempt employees at the MPSF, ensuring clear work direction, performance feedback, recognition, and timekeeping oversight.


• Supervise and coordinate onsite subcontractor activities, ensuring alignment with safety, quality, schedule, and contractual requirements.


• Plan and prioritize work to meet contract milestones, ship availability windows, and customer schedules.


• Set clear expectations, hold team members accountable, and provide timely coaching and feedback.


• Communicate effectively in both verbal and written formats, including preparing clear presentations that convey initiatives, plans, and expectations to diverse audiences.


• Ensure compliance with all safety, quality, and security requirements applicable to LCS Mission Package work at MMRC Mayport.


• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers, suppliers, and site leadership, consistently demonstrating a commitment to customer service.


• Champion Northrop Grumman's Code of Ethics and core values to foster a culture of safety, integrity, teamwork, and continuous improvement.


• Provide guidance on business processes, best practices, and work standards, and ensure accurate, complete documentation of work performed.


• Develop, track, and report weekly and monthly performance metrics, identifying trends and opportunities for improvement.


• Collaborate with other departments and sites to ensure broader program needs are understood, communicated, and supported.


• Mentor and coach less experienced team members to build bench strength and support their professional growth.


• Work in an industrial/shipyard environment (climb ladders, work in confined spaces, wear PPE) as needed to oversee on-site work.


• Represent the MPSF and LCS Mission Package program professionally with customers and leadership, anticipating roadblocks and advocating for a safe, high performance work environment.


• Escalate issues appropriately and represent the team with senior leadership and the customer.


• Work flexible and changing shift schedules, including day, night, and weekend shifts as needed in support of LCS operations.


• Steadfastly push self and others to achieve deliverables and goals, provide customer overviews, and be an advocate for a safe and professional work environment.


• Effectively communicate in diverse circumstances and anticipate roadblocks in an environment that provides challenging assignments to key talent in the organization.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience; OR Master's degree with