The Naval & Oceanic Systems business unit headquartered in Annapolis, MD is seeking dependable individuals willing to work in a collaborative environment and who are interested in expanding their horizons.
The Hardware Engineering Department is seeking a leader to manage the Electrical Engineering Design Team. Emphasis is placed on leading a team of hardware engineers that supports both development and production programs, ensuring quality engineering solutions. This team is responsible for architecting, designing, verifying and supporting power systems, battery technologies, opto-electronics, cabling/connectors, and analog and digital designs for both development and production programs.
Our engineering work includes full life-cycle programs including design, development, system integration, hands-on testing, training, and production. The successful candidate will demonstrate a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities. The successful candidate will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will also have the ability to operate in a team environment and collaborate across the sector business areas as required to accomplish team goals.
This position is dual role, encompassing both people and project/technical leadership. Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Functional management of 10 to 12 electrical engineers including performance management, career development, staffing, and compensation planning
Providing project and technical oversight for design activities performed by the group
Maintaining and ensuring application of design processes and guidelines used in the group
Developing proposal inputs and reviewing proposal content for both internal and external customers
Collaborating with peer managers to ensure consistency across multiple work groups
Supporting department initiatives, recruiting, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus/sector involvement, and internally funded projects
Recruiting, interviewing, and hiring engineers
Fostering employee engagement and knowledge sharing
The successful candidate should have demonstrated experience in multi-disciplinary hardware design and analysis, an understanding of design for manufacturing practices, production engineering, developing engineering processes and procedures, and an understanding of engineering’s role in supporting small to medium production quantities.
Basic Qualifications:
BS in electrical engineering or equivalent engineering/technical degree in a related field with 8+ years of experience OR a MS degree in a relevant field with 6+ years of experience OR a PhD in a relevant field with 4+ years experience
Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work within diverse teams
Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate teams as a functional manager, program manager, Integrated Product Team (IPT) lead, and/or other significant leadership role
Proficiency in using common engineering design, production and office tools
US citizen and possess an active Secret clearance. Ability to obtain a TS/SSBI and pass a polygraph
Preferred Qualifications:
Demonstrated skills and experience in both digital and mixed-signal EE design, to include FPGA work and embedded firmware development, digital PCB design, and associated signal integrity and simulation work
Additional EE skillsets including:
Power conversion and distribution
Battery system and charging architecture/design
Connector and cable assembly design experience
Experience with Opto-electronics
Previous design or testing experience with subsea electronics
Able to work in a fast paced environment where multiple projects are being developed and deployed simultaneously
Experience with program management, functional management, and/or customer management
Experience with business development activities
Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
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Primary Level Salary Range: $153,800.00 - $230,800.00The 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.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.