CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10 of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking candidates for the position of Manager Test Engineering 2 to support advanced technology development programs. 

This position requires 100 full-time work onsite at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Linthicum or Annapolis Junction, MD.

Candidate MUST be a US Citizen and be willing to obtain/maintain a security clearance once onboard.

What Youll Get to Do

This is a dual-role manager/physical test systems position. Management duties include supporting, developing, and tasking 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 will include data acquisition and analysis on superconducting digital electronics. This position will take ownership of ensuring data quality through generation of novel analysis tools and data reports, as well as fostering high-quality data summary reports and presentations prepared by members of the team through mentorship and guidance. This position will involve both using existing test resources (hardware and software) and developing new tools to improve test throughput and reliability.

Roles and responsibilities include some or all of the following:

• Lead a team of 10-15 technical staff in a 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:

• PhD in experimental physics, electrical engineering, or a STEM related field and 4 plus years of relevant technical experience; masters degree and 6 years of relevant technical experience; bachelors degree and 8 plus years of relevant technical experience.
• Experience mentoring teams and providing leadership in a lab setting
• Experience mentoring and leading peers in data science projects
• Experience developing and presenting data visualizations for scientific analysis
• Proficiency writing code in MATLAB and/or Python
• Experience using query languages such as SQL
• Strong applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, regression, etc.
• Proven skills in tackling/solving complex problems in the context of Electrical Theory/Physics
• Ability to learn new topics quickly in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including managers, designers, scientists, and other engineers
• Strong leadership qualities, including excellent communication and collaboration, team engagement, and organizational skills.
• This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. Citizen.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance per customers’ requirements. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active U.S. Government security clearance. 
• PhD in experimental physics, electrical engineering, or related field.
• Experience developing and presenting data visualizations for microelectronics applications
• Experience with microelectronic or integrated circuit manufacturing processes
• Product Lifecycle experience
• JMP proficiency (SAS statistical tool) and experience scripting in JSL
• Experience with low temperature experimental setups.
• Experience working with digital signal processing
• 9 years of experience in a multi-disciplined science/engineering environment.

Primary Level Salary Range: $139,800.00 - $209,800.00

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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.