Mgr Aeronautical Engineering 3

Category: EngineeringLocation: Redondo Beach, CaliforniaUS Citizenship Required for this Position: YesClearance Type: SecretTelecommute: No -Teleworking not available for this positionShift: 1st ShiftTravel Required: Yes, 10 % of the TimePositions Available: 1 Climb to new heights on your journey when you start Defining Possible with Northrop Grumman.

Enjoy a purposeful career in aeronautics that is crucial to the way we connect and protect our world across land, sea, and air.

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Enjoy a diverse, collaborative environment with professionals across the nation ready to help launch your career.

Designs, develops, and tests a variety of power plants, aircraft, missiles, and parts, taking into consideration the most efficient use of the natural laws affecting flight.

Establishes structural specifications, performs stress analysis, and conducts performance tests.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) is seeking a Flight Sciences (FS) Department Manager to join our Aeronautics Engineering Organization.

This position reports to the Director of Engineering for Aeronautics in Redondo Beach, CA.

This position is responsible for providing the people, processes and tools to meet the current and future FS needs of the Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) within Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS).

FS covers the following disciplines and subordinate skills: Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), inlet and exhaust system design and integration, engine performance and integration, loads and dynamics, mass properties, aircraft performance and sizing, and configuration design.

The successful candidate will build a culture that empowers and motivates team performance, and will establish functional shared accountability with the programs and new business pursuits we support.

The Manager of FS shall execute the following charter: Provide the technical and people leadership needed to establish and maintain a World Class FS organization across multiple programs.

Work closely with the programs, senior engineers, and section managers to define and implement the department strategies, ensure successful planning and execution of program activities, solicit and fulfill program staffing needs, set performance goals and provide performance feedback, support the annual Salary Review Planning process, plan for future program skill mix requirements, mentor and develop the next generation of leadership, serve as focal point for training needs.

Manage the capital assets and indirect budgets required for the FS disciplines to perform their IPT statements of work.

Provide functional oversight for FS across NGAS including independent technical reviews of major IPTs.

Establish and maintain the FS
– specific processes and design manuals for NGAS programs.

Facilitate and promote Affordability, Knowledge Management, and other process improvement initiatives including the instantiation of metrics covering engineering efficiency and quality, as well as sharing of lessons learned and best practices throughout the organization.

Support the Community of Practice (CoP) for FS disciplines and promote consistency across the Centers of Excellence (CoE) and IPTs in using common tools and processes.

The successful candidate will have:Professional, positive, and pro-active attitudeStrong team-building/collaboration skillsDemonstrated ability to build diverse/inclusive teams with engaged team membersDemonstrated skill in improving team engagementDemonstrated mentoring and coaching skillsExcellent 2-way verbal and written communication skills (upward and downward)Strong technical trouble-shooting skills with demonstrated performance in bringing broader cross-discipline systems engineering thinking to problem solvingThis position is located in Redondo Beach and El Segundo California.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Basic Qualifications:Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) from an accredited institution7 years of experience in one or more of the following: Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), inlet and exhaust system design and integration, engine performance and integration, loads and dynamics, mass properties, aircraft performance and sizing, and configuration designExperience leading large teamsExperience effectively leading diverse technical teamsExperience with Staffing, Metrics and TrainingTechnical management experience in either program IPT, Advanced Systems, technology, and/or functional environmentsMust have an active DoD Secret Clearance Preferred Qualifications:Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering from an accredited institutionActive DoD Top Secret Clearance with SSBIPossess technical discipline credibility to provide “backstop” support to programs as required on behalf of team members Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.

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