Manager Engineering Technical Support - Level 1

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Manager Engineering Technical Support – Level 1 to join our team in Dulles, VA.      

This position takes the form of an additional functional management role overlaying a candidate’s current technical role. It offers approximately 15-20% coverage for performing functional management duties. For the remaining coverage, the candidate will continue performing his/her current direct program role. Candidate must be able to retain his/her current program role upon assumption of this management position.

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate sustainable top performance, a commitment to ethics and integrity, skill with people and communications, and the ability to innovate. The ideal candidate will possess the ability to balance programmatic needs to deliver results within cost, schedule, and quality constraints while encouraging and rewarding high performance, innovative behavior, and adherence to Northrop Grumman values through all levels of the organization. Demonstrated abilities to build effective teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching, are a must. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.

• Providing the people, processes and tools to meet the current and future needs of the programs and technologies within the portfolio
• Supervising, mentoring, overseeing assignments, and supporting career development of employees in the Engineering Technician role
• Providing functional oversight across multiple supported programs, including bid and proposal inputs for future work, independent technical reviews of major programs and R&D projects as well as organizational budget management
• Establishing and maintaining discipline-specific processes and tools
• Facilitating process improvement initiatives including the implementation and monitoring of metrics and best practices.
• Candidate must currently have and be able to maintain a full-time technical program role in addition to the management duties of this position.

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
• Requires an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application 
• Proven experience in people- and technical-leadership roles in either program or functional environments
• Working knowledge of engineering staffing, metrics, training, resources, processes, and tools
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills (verbally and written) with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of management and individual contributors

• Experience leading diverse technical teams across multiple locations

• Experience as a technical leader and visionary

• Strong background in mechanical design, manufacturing, or environmental test

• Knowledge of tracking budgets and providing cost estimates
• Experience in an Aerospace Manufacturing environment
• Ability to operate and run machine equipment such as Vertical mill and Lathe Machine

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