Sentinel Structural Engineering Manager 2 - 17466

Location: United States-California-Manhattan Beach

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 Defense Systems is seeking a Structural Engineering Section Manager 2. This position will be located in Manhattan Beach, CA and will support the Sentinel program.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package. 

What You’ll Get To Do:

As a Section Manager you will be expected to spend roughly 20% of your effort on Functional Homeroom (FHR) responsibilities and 80% of your efforts focused on technical program support under the Sentinel – Launch Systems team.

The selected candidate will be responsible for a Launch Systems Infrastructure - Structural Engineering discipline FHR Section and will report directly to an SDS Structural Department Manager. You will provide career mentorship and operational support to a Functional Home Room (FHR) team (Section) of between 10 and 15 Individual Contributors (ICs) based on Engineering goals, objectives, and company policy. Key FHR responsibilities include recruiting, staffing, retaining talent, performance management, process familiarization and training for Section members. It is expected that the Functional management role will comprise up to 20% of the candidate's time.

The candidate will have 80% technical responsibilities: supporting SDS programs as an engineer within their same function.  Candidate will act across multiple organizations to drive execution. Best technical fit will be assessed as part of the interview process.

Position Benefits: 

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:   

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage   

• 401k   

• Educational Assistance   

• Life Insurance   

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions    

• Paid Time Off    

• Health & Wellness Resources    

• Employee Discounts   

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. 

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and 8 years of experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of experience.

• Experience in a technical leadership/management role.

• Experience in writing and presenting technical content.

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need. ​

• In depth familiarity with Ansys, Abaqus, FEMAP, Nastran, LS-DYNA, MathCad, Matlab.

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Master’s degree (MS) in Mechanical or Aerospace engineering or Professional Engineer’s License.

• Master’s degree in Business.

• Strong experience leading teams and training others.

• Experience with individual contributor performance assessments.

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.

• Operates independently with limited to no supervision, and the ability to establish a solid working relationship with technical staff, peers, and customers.

• Able to assimilate information from multiple sources, create coherent plans and then execute those plans.

• Exposure to structural test applications.

• Experience with seismic analysis (ASCE 7).

• Exposure to missiles program requirements & with propulsion.

• TeamCenter CPLM experience.

• Demonstrated experience working with customers to ensure project success.

• Experience in performing in an Agile environment and knowledge/understanding of JIRA.

Primary Level Salary Range: $161,100.00 - $241,700.00

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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.