Senior Tooling Engineering Manager – Secret Clearance

Northrop Grumman; Iuka (MS); On-site; USD 119,900 - 179,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

10% travel

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Iuka, MS is seeking a Tooling Engineering Manager 2 to lead a team of tool engineers supporting multiple programs on site. This role ensures compliant tooling, manages cost and schedule, and drives continuous improvement across the tooling lifecycle.

A STEM degree with 5 years of tooling or manufacturing experience and at least 2 years of leadership is required, along with an active U.S. Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM and 5 years of tooling, manufacturing/operations experience OR Master’s degree and 3 years in tooling/mfg/operations.
• Two years of leadership experience or managing projects.
• Active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance (with recent investigation or Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance in a reasonable time.

Responsibilities

• Lead tooling engineers to meet technical, quality, cost, and schedule targets.
• Interface with customers to provide status and forecast tooling cost and delivery.
• Develop staffing and training plans.
• Maintain tooling life-cycle procedures from proposal to implementation.
• Perform CAM responsibilities to ensure EVMS compliance.
• Develop long-range plans to drive affordability and continuous improvement.
• Standardize processes across sector tooling management.
• Establish metrics to track team performance.
• Ensure tooling deliverables meet all process requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Tooling/manufacturing experience

Security clearance

EVMS / CAM responsibilities

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in Iuka, MS is seeking a Tooling Engineering Manager 2 to lead a team of tool engineers supporting multiple programs on site. This role ensures compliant tooling, manages cost and schedule, and drives continuous improvement across the tooling lifecycle.

A STEM degree with 5 years of tooling or manufacturing experience and at least 2 years of leadership is required, along with an active U.S. Secret clearance.