Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 month ago
Manager Electronics Engineering 3
United States-Maryland-Sykesville
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$184K/yr - $276K/yr
7+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking a Manager 3, Operations Engineering for their Sykesville, Maryland campus. The successful candidate will lead a functional team of engineers and technicians, providing technical oversight and mentorship while ensuring high performance across various engineering projects.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provide technical oversight for Test, Manufacturing and Industrial engineering activities performed by the team
Identify and implement process changes to improve manufacturing builds and production tests
Direct site level continuous improvement effort and budget
Support audits from both internal and customer groups related to manufacturing and test processes
Drive early manufacturing engagement by ensuring appropriate guidance is provided to Design Engineering during drawing reviews regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques; and to identify any manufacturability challenges or changes required ahead of drawing release Work with Design Engineering to ensure proper Bill of Material (BOM) structure and alignment of the Manufacturing and Test Instruction to the build for all programs
Support development of tooling / fixtures to conduct the operations steps and to serve as manufacturing aids for personnel
Investigate and initiate corrective action to ensure product quality; resolve quality issues that arise during the build process to ensure all parts conform to the design configuration
Work with leadership and peers to identify site-wide objectives and to acquire funding to align capability development with business objectives and strategy
Provide technical oversight and mentorship to staff to ensure engineering projects in your portfolio meet performance objectives
Responsible for strategic direction and direct management of immediate staff
Execute, update, and maintain department procedures, systems and standards
Support organizational engineering initiatives
Provide guidance to Test Engineering Manager and Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering Manager in support of the personnel on the factory floor
Serve as a liaison for the site to executive leadership as necessary through written and verbal interactions
Provide coaching and mentoring level opportunities for more junior level Mfg personnel
Participate, lead and support site level engagement efforts
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or other STEM area with a minimum of 9 years of Test Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering or Industrial Engineering experience, or Master's degree in Engineering or other STEM area with a minimum 7 years of Test Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering or Industrial Engineering experience
Experience leading projects or people
U.S. citizenship
The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance
Preferred
Industrial Engineering experience
Manufacturing Engineering experience
Test Engineering Experience
Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T)
Experience with project management and communication including associated tools and methods
Working knowledge of SAP or similar MRP system
Manufacturing and Test background in an electro-mechanical environment
Experience with large Mechanical/ Electro-Mechanical Assemblies
Experience in implementing new designs and processes into a factory
Fluency in MS Office Tools with a focus on documentation
Active Secret Security Clearance
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase