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Electrical Engineering Manager 2
The Naval & Oceanic Systems business unit headquartered in Annapolis, MD is seeking dependable individuals willing to work in a collaborative environment and that are interested in expanding their horizons.
The Hardware Engineering Department is seeking a leader to manage the Electrical Engineering Design Team within the Hardware Engineering organization. Emphasis is placed on leading a team of hardware engineers that support development and production programs, as well as, new business pursuits to ensure quality engineering solutions. This team is responsible for architecting, designing, verifying and supporting power systems, battery technologies, opto-electronics, cabling/connectors, and analog and digital design for both development and production programs.
Our engineering work includes full life-cycle programs including design, development, system integration, hands-on test, training, and production. The successful candidate will demonstrate a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities. The successful candidate will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will also have the ability to operate in a team environment and collaborate across the sector business areas as required to accomplish team goals.
This position is a dual role encompassing both people and project/technical leadership. Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Lead an engineering design functional group of 10 to 15 engineers including performance management, career development, staffing, and compensation planning
Provide project and technical oversight for design activities performed by the group
Maintain and ensure application of design processes and guidelines used in the group
Develop proposal inputs and review proposal content for both internal and external customers
Collaborate with peer managers to ensure consistency across multiple work groups
Support department initiatives, recruiting, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus/sector involvement, and internally funded projects
The candidate will demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business. Demonstrated abilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching, are a must. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
The successful candidate should have demonstrated experience in multi-disciplinary hardware design and analysis, an understanding of design for manufacturing practices, production engineering, developing engineering processes and procedures and an understanding of engineering's role for supporting small to medium production quantities.
Basic Qualifications:
BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent Engineering/Technical degree or a related field with 9+ years of experience or a Masters degree in a related field with 7+ years experience, OR a PhD in Engineering/ Technical degree or a related field with 5 years of engineering experience
Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work within diverse teams.
Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams as a functional manager, program manager, Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead, and/or other significant leadership role
Proficiency in using common engineering design, production and office tools.
US citizen and possess an active Secret clearance to start with the ability and willingness to obtain a TS/SSBI and pass a polygraph.
Preferred Qualifications:
Able to work in a fast paced environment where multiple projects are being developed and deployed simultaneously
Experience with program management, functional management, and/or customer management
Experience with business development activities
Demonstrated skills/experience in the following multi-disciplined areas:
Battery system and charging architecture/design
Electronics design, analysis, procurement, fabrication and test
Firmware design, development, integration and test
Connector and cable assembly design experience
Experience with Opto-electronics
Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
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Salary Range: $141,100 - $211,700
Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority . The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .
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