Director of Engineering 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization is seeking a Director of Engineering 1. This position will be located in Linthicum, MD and will lead the Airborne Surveillance (AS) E&S team.  The Director of Engineering 1, designated as an Engineering Execution Lead, is the primary E&S interface to the AS Business Unit (BU) in the Airborne Multifunction Sensors Division. AS engineering teams provide technical skills, technologies, partnerships, and processes to affordably develop, design, produce, and sustain architectures across the AS BU while providing a decisive advantage to our customers. The portfolio is a dynamic blend of programs across the full life cycle spectrum from capture to sustainment, and includes many significant programs such as MESA, P8, Triton and Longbow. The AS Director of Engineering 1 serves as the business-facing lead for all functions required to execute the day-to-day engineering activities within the AS BU, which also provides the opportunity to work across campuses to ensure success. The AS Director of Engineering is also accountable for engineering cost, schedule, and technical performance for approximately 275 engineers of all disciplines that primarily support the AS BU.

What you’ll get to do: 

Demonstrate success in applying leadership characteristics to achieve sustainable top performance, have a commitment to ethics and integrity, and innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business. Balance programmatic needs to deliver results within cost, schedule, and quality parameters while encouraging and rewarding innovative behaviors through all levels of the organization. Demonstrate success through influencing the direction of technology discriminators, including identifying and championing change within the organization, to achieve competitive advantage for the business. Articulate a value proposition for a matrix organization in a company with size and mission diversity of NGC.

The role requires a focus on performance, people leadership, and business growth and is balanced between technical, interpersonal, and business capabilities. Independently work based on strategic objectives, work in a team environment, and collaborate across the sector and corporation as required to accomplish the team goals.

• Engineering Execution:  Accountable for engineering cost, schedule, and technical performance through oversight of engineering reviews, Root Cause and Corrective Actions (RCCAs) activities, engineering metrics, audits, and general program execution. 

• Business Development: Oversee bid and proposal inputs for future work, independent technical reviews of major programs, and overseeing IRAD and CRAD efforts.

• Hiring and Staffing: Support hiring goals through network events, interviewing, and intern/Pathway placements. Understanding workforce management tool (currently WLF) to make certain programs are staffed as effectively and efficiently as possible. Be creative in solutions such as engaging remote site and use of contract labor.

• Talent Management: Identify skills mix based on business needs and forecast nee