Manager Integration / Rocket Motor Assembly 2

About the role

At Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector, the Manager Integration / Rocket Motor Assembly 2 will be responsible for managing the component design section (secondary structures) within the Metal Structures & Integration department. The role reports to the Manager of Metal Structures & Integration and supports missions of paramount importance by defining the art of the possible from day one.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, direction, and management of the design and structural analysis team of 7–10 engineers
• Champion company values, including safety, inclusion and diversity, standard methods, and continuous improvement
• Drive technical excellence by upholding technical standards, identifying risks, and cultivating the development of new methods, tools, and capabilities
• Provide business development and programs with technical results and associated risks within established cost and schedule
• Develop technical excellence in engineers, build and foster teamwork, and encourage close cooperation within and across functional organizations
• Formulate personnel development plans, track progress, and evaluate performance to ensure challenge and growth
• Resolve conflict
• Hire talented individuals to contribute to the team
• Perform resource planning and forecasting to meet the priorities, schedules, and budgets of multiple projects and programs
• Support new business opportunities (proposals, scope definition, BOEs, etc.)
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of professional experience
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
• Demonstrated team leadership skills: leader of significant technical projects/investigations/proposals, and management of tasks to meet schedule/budget
• Strong understanding of propulsion system physics, design, and analysis
• Strong understanding and broad application of engineering tools and methods
• Demonstrated experience and strong understanding/knowledge of the design process, and analysis of rocket motor secondary components, as well as the final assembly manufacturing processes
• Demonstrated experience with internal and external customers
• Ability to travel: Travel expectation is around 25%, with regular presence at both Bacchus and Promontory, Utah facilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Broad understanding/knowledge of component design, structural analysis and risk assessment
• Engineering leadership experience in solid rocket motor development
• Employee talent identification and development
• Familiar with space, strategic, and commercial program leadership, and the customers they support
• Master’s degree

Schedule

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.