Senior Supplier Manufacturing Eng Lead (Secret Clearance)

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 115,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Supplier Manufacturing Engineering Manager 2 in Roy, Utah, to lead a team of Supplier Manufacturing Engineers (S.ME) supporting the Sentinel program. You will collaborate with BU Manufacturing Leads and customers to ensure on-time delivery and cost targets.

The role requires active DoD Secret clearance, strong manufacturing process knowledge, and leadership skills to develop team members and drive improvements across production readiness and supplier management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business related field and a minimum 8 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree with a minimum of 6 years’ experience.
• Must have an Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
• Demonstrated management experience leading a technical and complex program effort.
• Demonstrated experience partnering with Global Supply Chain / Procurement on supplier selection, source qualification, and delivery management
• Experience supporting Make vs Buy analysis and decisions in partnership with Global Supply Chain and Engineering stakeholder
• Experience participating in cross-functional component-level design reviews to generate robust, producible designs that meet performance, cost, and supply chain objectives.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the BU Manufacturing Leads to assess SOW requirements for the execution of Sentinel program requirements related to Supplier Manufacturing Engineering for the various builds and delivery SOWs
• Develop and co-ordinate accurate and executable resource plans, assist with creation of Integrated Master Schedules, work plans and associated status tracking metricsProvide guidance and direction for the team of Manufacturing Engineers who are executing the SOW requirements
• Collaborate across the ME Team to ensure consistency in the use of Digital Engineering processes, tools and methods for accomplishing the development work leading to Production
• Develop team members for growth in work scope capability and job satisfaction
• Establish milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules, identify program opportunities for improvement and obtain solutions as applicable
• Conduct assessments of team member’s performance related to team and individual goals
• The candidate will need to demonstrate exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills, and to have the ability to multi-task and communicate effectively with varying levels of Customer, NGC, Supplier employees and leadership
• Experience leading the team to perform at cost and schedule while achieving all requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Communication

Global supply chain collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in technical or business field

Master’s degree

Tools

SAP

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Supplier Manufacturing Engineering Manager 2 in Roy, Utah, to lead a team of Supplier Manufacturing Engineers (S.ME) supporting the Sentinel program. You will collaborate with BU Manufacturing Leads and customers to ensure on-time delivery and cost targets.

The role requires active DoD Secret clearance, strong manufacturing process knowledge, and leadership skills to develop team members and drive improvements across production readiness and supplier management.