Propulsion Engineering Manager 2

JobCubby; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector seeks a Propulsion Engineering – Manager Level 2 in Promontory, UT. You will lead a 10–15 engineer team focused on nozzle design and analysis for commercial and NASA projects.

This working manager role balances direct contributions with mentoring and cross-team coordination. You’ll guide workflows, manage budgets, and ensure timely delivery while developing staff and maintaining certification standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (STEM) with 8 years of professional experience or Master’s with 6 years or PhD with 4 years.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret clearance.
• Demonstrated team leadership skills and strong communication abilities.
• Experience producing drawings, test plans, analyses and/or reports.
• Solid rocket motor nozzle design/analysis experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Focus on work execution and personnel development.
• Serve as focal point for workflow into their section; manage budget and schedule.
• Coordinate with external organizations to ensure D&A support.
• Lead training and development of team members and ensure certification/oversight.
• Spend at least 85% of time on direct contributions and peer reviews.
• Oversee workload and priorities; coordinate cross-team collaboration.
• Act as SME when needed and drive capability improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Verbal and written communication

D&A systems knowledge

CM rules and practices

Nozzle design/analysis knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree (STEM)

Master’s degree (STEM)

PhD (STEM)

Job 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.

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Propulsion Engineering – Manager Level 2 located in Promontory, UT, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.

The Propulsion Manager 2 will oversee a team of 10-15 engineers supporting nozzle design and analysis tasks for all commercial and NASA nozzles manufactured by propulsion systems. This position is a working manager position with most of the time being dedicated to working program direct issues.

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

Job responsibilities

• Focus on work execution and personnel development
• Serve as the focal point for workflow into their section. The work assignments and budget will flow from the CE/PE to the S02 manager. The S02 manager is responsible for ensuring the budget and schedule requirements are met
• Responsible for coordination with organizations outside of D&A to ensure that the D&A support needed is provided
• Coordinate with their program CE to set priorities within the D&A organization
• Acting SME if necessary and time permits
• Manager will be a working manager and will spend at least 85% of their time charging direct, split between individual contributions and peer reviews
• Manager will be responsibility for the development of all employee within their team
• Manager will be responsible for managing the workload and flowing priorities for each employee. The S02 manager oversees work efficiency. Responsible to find work in other organizations if their employees do not have sufficient critical work to keep them busy and to bring in temporary help if needed.
• Manager will be responsible for the overall training and development of new hires and transfers. They will execute the plan approved by the S03 manager. The training will be overseen in conjunction with applicable SMEs. They will ensure that the new hire or transfer does not do any work that they are not certified without oversight.
• Manager will keep track of the completed certification and work each new hire or transfer is allowed to do without oversight.
• Manager is responsible for understanding and executing the vision established by the Manager 3
• Other duties as assigned

Why you?

You're the candidate we’re searching for if you are ready to achieve the impossible alongside like-minded innovators.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (STEM) with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of professional experience.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
• Demonstrated team leadership skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong understanding of NG D&A systems, particularly pertaining to the creation and release of design products
• Must be knowledgeable of CM rules and practices
• Experience producing drawings, test plans, analysis and/or reports
• A working knowledge of the design, analysis, and production of solid rocket motor nozzles
• Experience supporting production and dispositioning discrepant hardware
• Understanding of nozzle failure modes and risks and experience communicating those modes and risks
• Ability to advocate for the technically robust solution in an aggressive cost and schedule environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years in solid rocket motor nozzle design or analysis experience
• Lead engineer or management experience