Director 2 Vehicle Engineering

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 50% 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 Aeronautics Systems (AS) sector is seeking a Director 2 Vehicle Engineering (VE) to lead the functional discipline of approximately 2,200 engineers. This key leadership role reports to the AS Vice President of Vehicle Development and can be based out of Palmdale, CA or Melbourne, FL.

The VE organization manages a variety of aircraft development and sustaining skills including (but not limited to) configuration, aerodynamics, propulsion, guidance navigation and controls, loads and dynamics, mechanisms, fluid systems, electrical systems, materials and processes, structures, liaison engineering, standards, and tools development. The talent across VE supports all Aeronautics Systems business divisions and reside at all the Aeronautics Systems geographic sites including Melbourne, FL; Palmdale, CA; San Diego, CA; Southbay (El Segundo / Redondo Beach / Manhattan Beach), CA; and Clearfield, UT. Successful leadership of this organization requires the ability to drive quality and efficiency through development and deployment of world-class people, processes, tools, and products.

The Director 2 will be responsible for leading the VE organization by championing diversity, equity, and inclusion to foster a high-performing, motivated, and engaged culture. They will manage the processes and tools used by VE to ensure the engineers are trained, equipped, and empowered to support AS programs, captures, Non-Contractual Technical Activity, and other efforts. This leader will also be responsible for establishing the vision and strategy for the VE organization and collaborating broadly up and across both AS engineering leadership and the enterprise in pursuit of collective business objectives.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Providing leadership, shaping the VE strategic vision and direction, as well as providing oversight of all major functions within the organization

• Leading successful execution of VE work scope on all efforts, and as part of this successful execution partnering with programs and captures to collect meaningful metrics and collaborate to use those metrics to improve processes and tools that will result in improved affordability and quality

• Identify organizational risk and plans to manage the risk. Address performance shortfalls through root cause and corrective action assessments and develop containment and long-term corrective action plans that include long-term verification of successful improvement and sharing of lessons learned across the engineering organization

• Leading the effort to fulfill staffing requirements and maintain the VE staffing levels as needed to support our programs and captures in collaboration with the broader engineering organization and talent acquisition

• Develop initiatives and collaborate with the broader engineering organization and TA/HR to reduce attrition

• Define training plans for both existing and incoming employees in collaboration with the Aeronautics Systems Engineering Technical Development Organization, and overall foster a culture of learning that includes active mentoring and knowledge sharing within the organization

• Drive improved employee engagement and appreciation through verbal, written, and tangible recognition, events, and personal interactions

• Oversee program/project reviews, independent technical reviews, program stand-up reviews, NCTA and indirect activities, process improvement plans, proposal review and signoff, and capital planning and management

• Affordably develop and manage the organizational budget including the NCTA, indirect, and allocation plans

• Equitably manage the yearly cycles for promotions, merits, and bonuses that affordably balances the experience base across the organization, and achieves retention objectives

Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, we pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline AND 10 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science (MS) in a STEM discipline and 8 years of related professional/military experience

• Must have an active DoD Secret (or higher) clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance prior to the commencement of employment

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs

• Minimum of 6 years of vehicle leadership experience in an integrated product team environment

• Ability to travel as needed (approx. 25-50%)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current TS/SCI and SAP clearances

• MS or MBA degree

• Experience across lifecycles including Research and Design, Product Development or New Product Introduction, Production, and Sustainment

• Demonstrated success as an engineering leader over large (>100 person) teams

• Exceptional communication skills

• Program management experience

• Experience leading MBSE initiatives

Salary Range: $197,500.00 - $343,100.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for 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. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.