The Manager of Engineering Strategy & Operations facilitates engineering functional strategy development and provides leadership of day-to-day operations for the Networked Information Solutions Engineering and Sciences organization, including ensuring the coordination and seamless integration of activities across individual teams within the organization. The Manager also provides support to executive leadership to enable strategic execution, including continuous planning; goals tracking; organizational and program risk identification & mitigation; and the appropriate development, dissemination, and deployment of tasks associated with engineering initiatives.
The Manager will:

Facilitate and maintain an engineering strategy as the primary area of focus:
Participate in long-range strategic planning process for engineering
* Translate business needs into short / long-term engineering functional strategies (people, process, tools, products and services)
* Support to executive leadership to enable business execution excellence, including continuous planning, goals tracking, organizational and program risk identification & mitigation and the appropriate development, dissemination and deployment of policy.
* Establish and implement a business rhythm to align resources to the organization's objectives

Day-to-Day Operations
Lead the proactive implementation and integration of work products necessary to support reporting requirements
* Ensure commonality and the sharing of best practices for operations functions within each engineering organization
* Partner with engineering and division operations managers in an operational cadence to include cyclic reporting and analysis of program and portfolio goals to achieve contractual and organizational objectives
* Lead and manage the process for E&S funded projects including NCTA, ITA, and capital initiatives
* Lead the integration and track status of training, Independent Reviews, proposals, and CEACs across the organization
* Coordinate engineering status reporting tailored to customer audience
* Manage and maintain data repositories (e.g; SharePoint, Website content)
* Plan, coordinate, and facilitate staff meetings, leadership off-sites and site visits, organizational reviews, and other leadership team activities as required
* Collect data and develop materials in support of Engineering level mtgs and leadership team decision-making actions
* Publish meeting minutes with actions; coordinate with teams to drive actions to closure in alignment with organizational priorities
* May serve as a delegate for the leader in designated reviews
* The operations manager will also perform special assignments and lead special initiatives as required

Key attributes of the Manager:

Proven experience as a team player and collaborator
* Previous experience in People and Technical Leadership roles
* Strong understanding of engineering process with execution experience across the program lifecycle
Reporting
Solid-line report to the VP of Engineering or Director of Engineering
Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in STEM field and a minimum of 8 years of experience, a Master's degree with 6 years of experience or a PhD with 4 years of experience in Engineering, Operations, Program and/or Functional Management
* 6 years of professional experience in the defense or aerospace industries
* US Citizenship is required in order to obtain and maintain security clearance
* Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:

Master's Degree
* TS/SCI Clearance
* Experience in multiple types/phases of programs including development, production, logistics support, and systems and services
* Prior leadership experience in either functional or program roles
Salary Range: $187,000 - $280,600
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.