Manager Electronics Engineering 2

This is a 100% onsite position in Sykesville, MD; telecommuting is not available. Travel to the BWI Linthicum site may be required. Relocation assistance is not available. A current active Secret clearance is required to start; ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP) clearance is required.

About the role

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector is seeking an Antenna/RF Electronics Engineer Manager 2 to lead the Operations Engineering & Product Development Labs team. This dual-role manager will both supervise a team of approximately 10 engineers and perform individual technical work across multiple programs and capital projects.

Responsibilities

Functional Management

• Supervise a team of engineers specializing in test software and hardware development, including antenna test equipment design, hardware integration, engineering and production software development, and antenna test production support.
• Conduct annual goal setting and performance evaluations for team members.
• Enable skill development and support career growth of the team.
• Monitor compliance with department processes and company values.
• Provide strong team leadership, foster engagement, and approve weekly time charging.
• Collaborate with program business areas to coordinate staffing and program support activities (e.g., proposal reviews, customer meetings, capital planning, and NCTA planning).
• Manage a team operating across multiple work shifts (1st, 2nd, and weekend shifts). While this is a 1st shift position, the manager is expected to spend time with team members on all shifts.
• Define, maintain, and champion standard processes, tools, and best practices for antenna test software and hardware development across programs and shifts.
• Serve as the primary functional interface to other engineering organizations (Systems, Hardware, Manufacturing, Quality, IPT leadership) to align priorities and resolve cross-functional issues.
• Promote a strong safety, quality, and compliance culture within the team, ensuring adherence to applicable procedures, configuration management, and other requirements.

Individual Contributor

• Provide project management for program or capital-funded projects, including oversight of execution, deliverables, manpower management, and technical direction.
• Lead the team in the design, implementation, testing, and delivery of test software solutions to support engineering and production test activities.
• Own and manage project budgets, schedules, and Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) reporting.
• Coordinate project activities with Integrated Product Team (IPT) leads, design architects, and product owners.
• Identify and implement solutions for improving existing systems and processes related to tracking or managing Antenna Test Engineering work.
• Support bids and proposals by developing test scope, cost and schedule estimates, and providing technical inputs to basis-of-estimate (BOE) documentation.
• Serve as a technical authority for antenna test systems, organizing Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) for test escapes, equipment/instrumentation issues, and test software defects.
• Plan, execute, and document verification and validation (V&V) activities for existing engineering-run antenna test configurations and procedures to ensure they are robust, repeatable, and ready for transition to production use.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or another related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of relevant experience (6+ years with an MS degree).
• Experience in leading/managing tasks, projects, and people.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Strong team leadership experience.
• Experience with software development and software/hardware integration.
• Ability to support 1st, 2nd, and weekend shift engineering teams.
• Current active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous antenna design or test experience.
• Experience as a functional manager, program manager, IPT lead, or other significant leadership role that included people and technical leadership as well as project cost and schedule responsibilities.
• Experience designing and building test equipment.
• Experience designing and managing test facilities, and working with facilities engineering and facility design teams.
• Experience developing antenna test software and data analysis tools.
• Current Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Familiarity with the Verification and Validation (V&V) process to transition engineering-run tests to formal production.

Pay

Primary level salary range: $153,800.00 – $230,800.00. 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.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.