Electrical Engineering Manager I

Electrical Engineering Manager

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.

Northrop Grumman Chandler Launch Vehicles business unit is looking for a motivated Electrical Engineering Manager to lead the electrical system level design engineering, integration, and test of launch vehicles for the Sentinel program. The Electrical Engineering Manager will work with the Program Managers and the lead electrical engineers in order to coordinate and support the day to day activities of the electrical engineering team assigned to the respective program and will also act as a technical lead, technical contributor, or technical consultant on various projects. The electrical engineering manager will also focus attention on the career development needs of the team members. The team supports all aspects of electrical system level vehicle design, integration, and test using a wide range of avionics electronic assembly products.

Key Responsibilities Include :

• Work with program managers and engineering leads to ensure the right people, processes, and tools are in place to meet the business needs.
• Work with the electrical engineering leads to help oversee the supervision of engineering activity and work products, workload management, and performance management process
• Function as a key contributor, managing assigned responsibilities and directing the projects of the leads and engineers to accomplish goals.
• Spend a high percentage of available work time each week, accomplishing direct tasking on the program.
• Plan manpower requirements as well as conduct quarterly and annual performance reviews of staff
• Identify, manage and grow the critical skills development process for the design team
• Motivates team; actively, effectively participates and contributes in a positive manner.
• Train and mentor early career engineers in Electrical Engineering and test standards.
• Makes an extra effort to provide quality internal and external customer service
• Work with the engineering team to identify causes of problems and develop solutions.
• Ensures standard processes, procedures and command media are followed; including Safety, 5S, Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Control, Electrostatic Discharge Control (ESD) control, Tool Control, among others.
• Evaluating and implementing Lean / agile solutions to decrease cycle times
• Identify and / or lead continuous improvement activities within the department

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Primary Level Salary Range : $114,900.00 - $172,300.00 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. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and / or personal business.

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.