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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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 Sector is seeking a **Manager of Energetics Manufacturing** to support the Energetics Manufacturing Engineering group at our Rocket Center, WV location.

This position will we be located on-site at our Rocket Center, WV location. No remote opportunities are available for this position.

As Manager in the Energetics Manufacturing Engineering group, candidate will be responsible for providing supervisory/management responsibilities for a small group of engineers working on production and development rocket motor and/or warhead programs, while also providing technical leadership and guidance. This manager will also work on proposal requests and provide manufacturing plans and estimates to support business growth.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

+ Lead a team that develops and sustains manufacturing processes for defense-related products

+ Ensure the right people, processes, and tools are in place to meet the business needs

+ Oversee the supervision of day-to-day engineering activity and work products, expense management, workload management and performance management process

+ Identify, manage and grow the critical skills for the manufacturing team

+ Identify and/or lead continuous improvement activities within the department/plant

+ Function as a key contributor on development programs, guiding manufacturing trajectory

+ Prepare, review, and approve cost estimates and written technical proposals

The selected candidate will clearly demonstrate leadership skills to achieve and sustain top performance. Project management skills, including leading teams, prioritizing and scheduling are desired. This candidate will demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business. The selected candidate will demonstrate the following attributes:

+ Strong People Leadership

+ Results-oriented

+ Innovative

+ Analytical

+ Recognize issues and rapidly conceptualize solutions to them

+ Maintain a continuous improvement mentality

Basic Qualifications

+ BS degree in Engineering is required, preferably Mechanical or Aerospace

+ Minimum of 5 years of directly related engineering experience, or 3 years with an MS degree

+ Strong mechanical skills and exposure to a manufacturing environment

+ Ability and experience with interpreting drawing/specification requirements

+ Familiarity with Root Cause Analysis, Fault Trees and Design of Experiments

+ Strong leadership, influence, and project management skills

+ Ability to network and negotiate at all levels within an organization to accomplish objectives

+ Strong communication skills, both oral and written

+ Ability to travel occasionally (<10%) to meet with various customers, in both government and industry, and to interface with vendors

+ Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance which requires US Citizenship as a prerequisite

Preferred Qualifications

+ Prior project, program, or people leadership experience

+ Strong mechanical skills and exposure to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

+ Knowledge of propellant/explosive manufacturing

+ Prior experience working with DoD and/or DoE customers

Salary Range: $101,900.00 - $152,900.00

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.