Location: San Diego, California, United States of AmericaClearance Type: NoneTelecommute: No - Teleworking not available for this positionShift: 1st Shift (United States of America)Travel Required: NoPositions Available: 1At 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. 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.
The Mission Enabling Products (MEP) Business Unit is seeking a Design Engineering Manager 2 to join our team. Northrop Grumman MEP Business Unit designs, builds and delivers space, defense and aviation-related systems to customers around the world.
This position is located in San Diego, CA. The Design Manager will provide both programmatic and technical design leadership to the Structures Operating Unit (OU) and will have responsibility for quality, technical execution, schedule, and cost. The role will lead a Design Engineering team, working closely with program leadership, manufacturing and testing teams, technical leaders, and functional subject matter experts.
This position is responsible for product performance and technical excellence for design engineering. A key responsibility is ensuring that all work products meet program requirements for quality, technical, schedule, and cost while being performed in accordance with engineering requirements and standards.
The Design Engineering Manager will report to the functional Design Engineering Manager. The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in design engineering and leadership within an organization. The successful candidate should also have experience in management activities including employee staffing, recruiting and retention, employee career development, employee engagement and performance management.
Job Responsibilities: Manage resources: Own requisition process, manage direct labor yield (DLY) and training, and allocate resources. Conduct 1:1's and reviews of design engineers and ensure direct reports have effective development plans and goals.Provide technical oversight: Provide technical oversight and guidance to design engineers. Review tooling and product design methodologies, drawings, and design review packages (PDR, CDR, MRR) to ensure operational success of flight hardware.Monitor program performance: Daily management and escalation of all design issues (technical, schedule, and financial). Support Daily Management Review (DMR) and communicate status of design efforts, highlight conflicts, and recommend solutions.Standardize and improve design processes: Develop and ensure consistent execution of standard practices, methods, and design software and analytical tools within the Design department. Implement lessons learned, standard practices, best practices, and continuous improvement plans.Customer Focus: Building strong internal and external customer relationships through execution and teamwork.Decision Quality: Making good and timely risk-conscious decisions that keep the organization moving forward.Optimize Work Processes: Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.Ensures accountability: Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.Builds effective teams: Building strong teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.Drives engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives.Demonstrates self-awareness: Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.Basic Qualifications: Requires Bachelor's of Science degree in Engineering with 9+ years working in a structural design engineering environment.Demonstrated leadership experience managing an engineering team on structural design efforts.Aerospace experience with product definition (specifications, SOW's, drawings, ICD compliance) and design and verification processes is required.Ability to oversee and review the design of composite products and tooling to ensure successful execution of manufacturing and test plans.Understanding of aerospace composite tooling, including layup molds, assembly fixtures, test fixtures, and Ground Support Equipment (GSE).Experience with composite manufacturing processes and applications.Proficiency in CAD and PLM systems is required. Siemens NX and Teamcenter experience is preferred.Strong proficiency in drawing generation, with the ability to apply and review GD&T.A broad understanding of engineering, manufacturing, cost and schedule execution, scope management, and risk management is required.Demonstrated experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFMA) principles and mistake-proofing is required.Must be a US citizen.Preferred Qualifications: Should be a self-starter and possess strong interpersonal, and leadership skills with the ability to work independently or as part of a team.Has the ability to prioritize and manage time effectively.Strong communication and interpersonal skills are preferred.End item test design and support experience including static load testing and dynamic testing is preferred.Ability to receive Top Secret clearance.Salary Range: $125,500 - $188,300The 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.
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