Manager Manufacturing Engineering 2 (M-Th Nights)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: 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 is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering Manager 2 to lead a manufacturing engineering team across multiple buildings at our Clearfield-Layton, UT site.
Shift: B-Shift (Monday-Thursday nights, 4-10 schedule)
Due to the nature of this role, an on-site presence is required and cannot be performed remotely.
The Engineering Manager 2 reports to the Senior Manufacturing Engineering Manager and will lead engineering activities to support production of complex assemblies and composite structures. Additionally, the Engineering Manager 2 will lead, coach, and direct engineers to accomplish project deliverables and strategic objectives, drive timely decision making, and develop a highly talented team. The ideal candidate will be able to work individually as well as collaborate with other organizations, work tactically, but with an eye towards future strategy, and exhibit solid communication skills while acting as the technical representative voice for the production team.
Essential Responsibilities:

Lead a team of approximately 8-12 engineers
Ensure hiring plans, staff development, and workload plans are aligned to overall capability and capacity strategy. Manage team budgets, schedules, and resources to effectively meet business goals
Set and promote high standards for safety and quality. Maintains selected engineering processes and drive technical excellence by ensuring team output meets technical standards
As a front facing representative to our customers, the candidate must be able to communicate, brief and present deliverables at program technical reviews, proposal reviews, or other technical meetings
Acts as a technical interface to external customers, and forms working relationships with representatives of external technical organizations
Lead performance and compensation management activities for team members
Prepare, review, and approve cost estimates and written technical proposals. Manage cost and schedule for independent research or process improvement projects assigned to your team
Advise stakeholders and team members on how to meet established schedules or resolve technical issues
Ensure team members are familiar with and use required engineering processes, procedures, and tools
Create new and modify existing assembly/ manufacturing instructions with necessary operations to support build sequence, while also including specifications/quality requirements and maintaining a bill of material (BOM)
Provide guidance to Design Engineering during drawing reviews regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques; and to identify any manufacturability challenges or changes required ahead of drawing release
Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations and engineering specifications. Manager will also drive the team to support the production floor in a liaison role. These activities include answering assist calls from technicians, processing of MRB tags, performing root cause corrective action, and be responsive to keep production moving
Investigate and initiate corrective action to ensure product quality; resolve quality issues that arise during the build process to ensure all parts conform to the design configuration
Develop tooling / fixtures to conduct the operations steps and to serve as manufacturing aids for technicians
Provide results that are innovative, thorough, practical, and consistent with organization objectives
Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.