Senior Maintenance & Reliability Operations Manager

Northrop Grumman; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 239,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Manager Manufacturing Operations 3 in Sunnyvale, CA. You will lead a multidisciplinary team across shifts, champion TPM and maintenance strategies, and drive reliability improvements to minimize downtime and maximize equipment uptime.

The role emphasizes strategic planning, budget oversight, and collaboration with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure operational readiness and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field with 8+ years of related experience in maintenance management.
• 5+ years leading preventive, predictive, or reliability programs.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to a multidisciplinary maintenance organization across multiple shifts.
• Develop and execute preventive and predictive maintenance strategies.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Reliability engineering

Team leadership

Budget management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering or Engineering Management

Tools

CMMS

Maintenance Connection

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Manager Manufacturing Operations 3 in Sunnyvale, CA. You will lead a multidisciplinary team across shifts, champion TPM and maintenance strategies, and drive reliability improvements to minimize downtime and maximize equipment uptime.

The role emphasizes strategic planning, budget oversight, and collaboration with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain to ensure operational readiness and continuous improvement.