As an Engineering Manager in the Fuzing & Warheads Development Group, you will be responsible for Electrical Engineering functions and will also act as a technical lead, technical contributor, or technical consultant on various projects. You will be responsible for growing and managing a design team, processes, and tools as well as directing and/or working with other engineers, technicians, functional managers, program managers and administrative personnel to accomplish your objectives.
This position is on-site at our Plymouth, MN location. No remote work opportunities are available for this position.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Lead a team that performs technical planning, design and integration in addition to failure analysis, build, test, and production sustainment support of electronic assemblies for defense-related products
* Ensure the right people, processes, and tools are in place to meet the business needs
* Oversee the day-to-day engineering activity and work products, expense management, workload management, and performance management process
* Function as a key contributor on DoD development programs, managing assigned responsibilities and directing the work of other supervisors, engineers, technicians and administrative personnel to accomplish program goals
* Identify, manage and grow the critical skills development process for the design team
* Identify and/or lead continuous improvement activities within the department
* Improve planning, execution, and tracking methods to increase engineering process excellence
* Coach, support, and motivate to ensure a high performing engineering team
* Ensure hiring plans and staff development are aligned to overall capability and capacity strategy
* Support innovation through technology identification and roadmap development
* Manage cost and schedule for assigned projects
* Prepare, review, and approve cost estimates and written or oral technical proposals
The selected candidate will clearly demonstrate strong leadership skills to achieve sustainable top performance. Project management skills, including leading teams, prioritizing scheduling is desired. This candidate will demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business. The selected candidate will demonstrate the following attributes:

Strong People Leadership
* Results-oriented
* Innovative
* Analytical
Recognize issues and rapidly conceptualize solutions to them
* Maintain a continuous improvement mentality

Basic Qualifications

BS degree in Electrical Engineering is required
* Minimum of 5 years of directly related engineering experience, or 3 years with an MS degree
* Strong electrical engineering skills and experience in a manufacturing environment
* Design experience in the areas of analog, digital, power conditioning, PWB/CCA design and evaluation, electronics packaging, processors and FPGAs
* Experience with engineering tools used in developing analog and digital electronic systems
* Strong leadership, influence, and project management skills
* Ability to network and negotiate at all levels within an organization to accomplish objectives
* Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
* Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Power Point, Project)
* Occasional travel (< 10%) to meet with various customers, in both government and industry, and to interface with vendors
* Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance which requires US Citizenship as a prerequisite.
Preferred Qualifications

Prior project, program, or people leadership experience
* 10+ years working in electrical system, subsystem, and circuit development
* Experience in forming teams and managing employees in the area of circuit development (analog, mixed signal, digital, RF, low power) from schematic to board design
* Experience with coaching, developing talent, and maintaining the accountability of direct reports
* Knowledge of safety & reliability, modeling & simulation, and military requirements
* Knowledge of Model Based Design and/or Model Based Systems Engineering practices
* Strong background in process excellence
* Demonstrated effectiveness in managing internal customer relationships, prioritization, and delegation
* Ability to balance people management needs and technical contributor aspects of this position
* Ability to conduct concise, critical reviews of designs as they are developed
Salary Range: $124,000 - $186,000
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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.