Manager Mechanical Engineering 1

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 121,000 - 182,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a Mechanical Engineering Manager 1 to lead a hardware team at the Chantilly, VA site, guiding staffing, performance reviews, and technical delivery for SIDE OU programs. You will mentor engineers, manage budgets, and align with company policies to achieve program goals.

The role requires daily onsite work, strong leadership, and hands-on design, analysis, and integration across mechanical, electrical, and support functions in a fast-paced defense environment.

Qualifications

• US citizen and eligible for U.S. government clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with 5+ years of experience OR Masters degree with 3+ years of experience.
• Strong communication and leadership of diverse multi-disciplinary teams.
• Familiarity with industry standards (IEEE, IEC, MIL-STD, ASME) and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate staffing, performance reviews, and career development for team members.
• Define and update technical process documents and ensure quality execution.
• Provide engineering design and technical support across SIDE OU systems.
• Lead IPTs and manage program status, risks, and resource allocation.
• Ensure cost/schedule targets and effective collaboration with program management.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Leadership experience

US citizenship

Ability to obtain security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

3-D modeling tools

FEA software

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None 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. Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

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.

Details of Engineer Manager responsibilities

The Mechanical Engineering Manager 1 will support the Chantilly site programs in developing and managing program activities across various active projects. The work is unique, challenging and rewarding. Most of all, it is work that makes a difference. The functional manager will lead a hardware team consisting of Mechanical, Electrical, and Engineering support working within the Chantilly E&S department. The successful candidate will lead direct report employees to accomplish organizational goals, deliver program results, and align with company policies.

• Specific responsibilities include coordinating programs for staffing, recruiting, training, preparing and delivering performance reviews to employees, evaluating employees for promotions, evaluating salaries and compensation, assisting employees in preparing performance goals, providing career guidance to employees and counseling employees on their performance as necessary.
• The manager is responsible for periodic review, update, and definition of technical process documents.
• The manager will be expected to provide and perform engineering design and technical support. It is anticipated that given the size of the functional team, the split between technical and functional management duties will be on average approximately 20% functional / 80% technical on SIDE OU systems, representing our E&S organization within the SIDE OU.
• Direct program support may include technical activities such as IPT leadership and/or any other appropriate technical function.
• Functional management responsibilities include staffing support/allocation, performance and compensation management, and career goals development.
• Supporting the life cycle engineering execution to include systems design, development, test/integration, and deployment/sustainment activities.
• Accountable to stakeholders and program managers for project status reviews, impediments / roadblock resolution, and the overall engineering / product quality execution.
• Partnering with the program management office to ensure successful execution while accounting for cost, schedule, and resources management targets.
• Providing technical leadership to the execution team to ensure that best practices as well as the applicable hardware engineering processes and procedures are fully and adequately implemented.
• Supporting the implementation of sustainable continuous improvement.
• Supporting the development and implementation of a critical skills growth strategy focused on building world class execution teams.

The successful candidate should thrive in a fast-paced, quick response, work environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and possess the ability to communicate and collaborate with multiple teams across all technical levels. The candidate must be able to lead the way to maintain and develop creative solutions to complex problems. This position requires daily onsite work in Chantilly, VA.

Basic Qualifications for Mechanical Engineering Manager 1

• Candidate must be a US Citizen.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with 5+ years of experience OR Masters degree with 3+ years of experience within relevant engineering field.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to lead a diverse multi-disciplinary team with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching.
• Familiarity with industry standards (IEEE, IEC, MIL-STD, ASME) and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated technical and people leadership of diverse and inclusive teams.

Preferred Qualifications for Mechanical Engineering Manager 1

• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering with 3+ years within a related engineering field.
• Broad ISR mission area experience.
• Experience managing engineering teams of 6 or more.
• Experience with design modeling and drawing efforts using 3-D modeling tools.
• Experience with FEA and thermal analysis software and methods.
• Experience creating designs using machined steel and aluminum, sheet metal, welded fixtures, additive manufacturing/composites components and assemblies.
• Experience with packaging custom electronic equipment and COTS components into enclosures including assisting in designing printed circuit boards and circuit card assemblies.
• A background in test, design, and integration.
• Familiarity of RF Theory and RF Systems.
• The ability to learn new technologies quickly and independently solve problems in a fast-paced environment.
• US citizen with active TS/SCI security clearance.
• At least 80% coverage on a program in the SIDE OU.

Primary Level Salary Range: $121,000.00 - $181,600.00. 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.

Benefits

• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
• Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

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.

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.

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.