Northrop Grumman Australia · 20 hours ago
Lab Design Engineering Manager 2
United States-Oklahoma-Oklahoma City
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$132K/yr - $198K/yr
7+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in aerospace and defense, seeking a Lab Design Engineering Manager 2 to join their Test and Evaluation organization. This leadership role involves overseeing a team developing custom testing solutions for the B-2 Stealth Bomber and managing all phases of engineering design projects.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Manage the staffing profile for a hardware design team of approx. 10-15 engineers and technical staff
Direct all phases of engineering design projects from proposal through test and delivery
Identify, mitigate, and manage technical risks
Manage project schedule and technical performance
Participate in basis of estimate development & contract proposals
Work with multiple teams and cross-functional departments to achieve successful outcomes
Implement best practices/continuous improvement initiatives to gain additional efficiencies and cost savings throughout contract/product lifecycle
Develop customer relationships and customer intimacy
Own and lead improvements across employee engagement, hiring, professional development, training, and retention of top talent
Interface with all levels of leadership to meet or exceed performance for all program deliverables
Excellent communication, mentoring, interpersonal skills, and the ability to collaborate with senior management, peers, and staff
Qualification
Required
Must have a Bachelor's of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 9 years of related professional/military experience to include a background in aerospace and/or defense, or a Master's degree and 7 years of related professional/military experience
Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance, with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation
Must have the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
Must have experience in one of the following disciplines: Design Engineering, Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, and/or Project Management related functions
Must have experience leading multi-disciplinary technical teams
Preferred
Master's or Ph.D. in Engineering or a related field
Active Top Secret clearance
Active Program clearance
Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities
Previous functional management experience leading a team of engineers for at least 1 year or more
Experience as a IPT Lead, RE, or other demonstrated leadership role related to program execution
Working knowledge of Earned Value, with the ability to build milestone schedules for execution purposes
Experience in Nuclear Surety
Experience with HW/SW Integration
Experience in an Agile development environment
Experience in Instrumentation or Avionics systems
Experience in Additive Manufacturing or 3D-Print design & technologies
Experience using CAD tools and PLM systems
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