Manager Navigation and Control Engineering 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Manager Engineering 2 - Guidance, Navigation, & Control . This position is for a Functional Homeroom manager for a Navigation Section at the Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, CA site.

The selected candidate will provide both functional homeroom management and technical contributions as part of a team of Navigation engineers on the RQ-4 family of programs within the Autonomous Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, and Targeting business area. The functional homeroom manager duties typically account for 20% of the workload with the remaining 80% as a technical contributor.

Essential Functions of the Navigation Section Manager (20%):

Lead team of 10-12 Navigation engineers, including college and high school interns, assigned across multiple programs

Provide personnel with career development, employee engagement, mentoring, and coaching

Coordinate with programs for staffing, recruiting, training, preparing and delivering performance evaluations to employees, evaluating/recommending employees for promotions, evaluating salaries and coordinating with Human Resources on potential adjustments, assisting employees in preparing performance goals, providing career guidance to employees, and counseling employees on their performance as necessary

Develop and improve personnel and organizational technical skills

Work with Human Resources to mediate and resolve personnel issues

Ensure process alignment through the work of direct reports, support program milestone reviews and deep dives, and assist in development and implementation of division objectives

Work closely with managers of other engineering disciplines, program managers, and IPT leads

Champion change within the organization, to achieve competitive advantage for the division and sector

You should demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business.

Demonstrate abilities to build diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement, including mentoring and coaching.

Excellent verbal and written interpersonal skills are required.

Essential Functions of the RQ-4 Navigation Technical Lead (80%):

Task Management: Oversee daily operations of the navigation team, ensuring that tasks are prioritized with the AV IPT, delegated, and completed efficiently. Monitor progress to completion of projects and provide support where needed.

Performance Tracking: Monitor team performance metrics and provide regular reports to management. Use data-driven insights to make informed recommendations for operational enhancements.

Proposal Estimation: Work with the team to develop responses to RFIs and RFPs

Training and Development: Design and implement training programs to enhance team members' skills in navigation technologies and systems. Conduct regular training sessions and workshops to keep the team updated on new tools and techniques.

Quality Assurance: Establish and enforce quality standards for navigation systems and processes. Review team outputs for accuracy and adherence to specifications, provide constructive feedback.

Process Improvement: Identify areas for improvement in navigation workflows and systems. Develop and document standard operating procedures to optimize efficiency and consistency.

Collaboration: Foster a collaborative environment by coordinating with other departments such as product development and customer support to align navigation efforts with overall company goals.

Technical Guidance: Provide direct technical support and expertise to the navigation team, helping troubleshoot complex issues and implementing solutions.

This position reports directly to the Vehicle Controls and Flight Sciences Department Manager in the Vehicle Engineering Functional Homeroom. The Assignment Manager is the RQ-4 Air Vehicle IPT. Hybrid work is available for this position. Up to 10% travel is required to perform the statement of work.

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