Electrical Engineering Manager 2

Electrical Engineering Manager 2

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 Aeronautic Systems sector has an opening for an Electrical Engineering Manager 2 to join the Lab Operations Department as a Section Manager to lead a team of Lab Cognizant Engineers, Lab Designers, Cyber Engineers and Software Engineers supporting the MDC2 IPT. This is a dual role Section Manager (Functional Role) and Engineering Manager (Program Role). This position is located in Melbourne, FL. Functional Role and Responsibilities include : The successful candidate will help their team understand the T&E organization's vision and principles, build a culture that empowers and motivates individual excellence, and establish functional homeroom shared accountability for program / project performance. Ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget. Perform technical planning and cost and risk analyses for total systems. Section Manager responsibilities include working closely with the Department Manager and fellow section managers to implement department initiatives, ensuring successful planning and execution of program test engineering activities, collaborating with programs to satisfy staffing needs and provide operations support (incident investigations, metrics collection and analysis, etc.), setting goals and providing regular performance feedback to employees, supporting the annual salary review and promotion process, mentoring and developing the next generation of technical and project leadership, and improving and enforcing test engineering processes and procedures. Program Role and Responsibilities include : Maintaining smooth operation of multi-user System Integration Lab (SIL) environments. Efficient communication and shared understanding among stakeholders regarding relationships between system requirements and the system being developed, through precise engineering artifacts and traceability of designs to requirements. Frequent contact with individuals from other departments, and / or outside organizations. Planning, executing and status programs to include technical performance. Responsible for looking across the organization for efficiencies including reduction of current plans while still meeting program needs. Managing design, integration and implementation schedules of Hardware In The Loop (HITL) test benches. Managing day to day schedule activities in System Integration Labs (SIL) and coordinate necessary troubleshooting when applicable.

Basic Qualifications : Must have a Bachelor's Degree of Science in a STEM discipline AND 9 years related professional / military experience in Engineering OR a Master's Degree of Science in a STEM discipline AND 7 years related professional / military experience in Engineering. Must have prior experience leading or managing. Must have an active DoD Secret with full investigation in the last 6 years and the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance. Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a PAR. Must have experience in any of the following : Systems development experience; Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, systems architecture, Communications, Data links, Computer networks, Sensors, Avionics, COTS hardware, instrumentation systems, integration, and / or test.

Preferred Qualifications : Master Degree in STEM. Active DoD Top Secret Clearance. Experience with T&E processes and procedures to support both management and engineering tasks at the Melbourne site. Automated Test Experience. Excellent organizational communications skills both verbal and written. Self-starter with the ability to work effectively in a team-based environment. Familiarity with current programs across NGC AS Sector.