Manager Design Engineering 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC) is a leader in advanced development of semiconductor system solutions for the military, aerospace, and commercial markets.  For more than 50 years, we have been offering a wide range of trusted foundry and semiconductor services that deliver high performing and reliable microelectronics. Our wide breadth of technologies and capabilities includes research in advanced computing solutions to provide our customers with unique “More than Moore” solutions. Microelectronics | Northrop Grumman.

The Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Design & Applications (MDA) business area is leading efforts to transform computing, combining the unique properties of superconductivity and quantum mechanics to develop revolutionary energy-efficient computing systems. You will work in a fast-paced team environment alongside a broad array of scientists and engineers to make these next generation processing solutions a reality.

The NGMC MDA Engineering & Sciences organization is seeking candidates for the position of Manager Electronics Engineering 1 to support this exciting and growing business area.

This position requires work onsite in either Linthicum, MD or Annapolis Junction, MD facilities.

What You'll Get to Do

This is a dual-role manager/circuit design position. Management duties include supporting, developing, and tasking engineering staff; developing engineering process; and providing resources to meet program needs. The manager will also perform technical work on programs. The split between technical and functional management duties will be approximately 80% technical /20% functional, on average. The direct program work may include circuit design, technical leadership, or other direct support of a program.

Roles and responsibilities include some or all the following:

• Lead a team of 6-10 technical staff in management role. Administrative management responsibilities include staffing, performance and compensation management, and career development.
• Execute in a direct contributor or technical leadership role supporting MDA programs.

• Responsible for labor and material execution through cost account management (CAM) assignments.
• Partner with program management to track execution and provide technical leadership to the team.
• Ensure proper engineering processes and procedures are followed.
• Work with peers and training leads to identify critical skill shortfalls; develop appropriate technical training; and improve team performance.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM related) degree with 5+ years’ relevant experience or Master of Science degree in STEM related field with 3 years of relevant experience.
• Design experience in RF, analog, digital, or mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs).
• Strong leadership qualities, including excellent communication and collaboration, team engagement, and organizational skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance with polygraph (US Citizenship is a requirement for this).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in STEM, Business Management, Engineering Leadership, or equivalent.
• 9 years of experience in a multi-disciplined science/engineering environment.
• Experience leading tea