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 Weekend Shift Manufacturing Engineering Manager 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.  The selected candidate will lead a team of weekend shift production manufacturing engineers and production planners supporting aircraft manufacturing (composite layup, cure, machining, assembly, metallic assembly, and subsystems).   This position is located at our Clearfield, Utah facility.  

Responsibilities:

Manage a team of weekend shift production manufacturing engineers that directly support the production floor

Provide guidance to the team regarding technical solutions, business processes, and best practices

Drive timely and clearly communicated decisions and recommendations

Interface with supporting departments to ensure production technical issues are resolved in a quality and timely manner

Identify process improvements, capture feedback from Operations, and flow recommendations to the process engineering team

Selected candidate will manage day shift and night shift engineers that work Friday – Sunday on a 3/12 schedule

The selected candidate should steadfastly push self and others to achieve program goals, feel comfortable providing customer overviews and presentations. Be an advocate for a safe and professional work environment.  Candidate must be comfortable/able to effectively maneuver through political situations and anticipate roadblocks, as well as be comfortable in an environment that provides challenging, stretching tasks and assignments to key talent in the organization during the designated shift(s).

Basic Qualifications:

Active Secret DoD Clearance within 5 ½ years of last investigation

Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM)

5 or more years of experience in aerospace or aviation manufacturing.Note:An additional 4 years of relevant manufacturing work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Ability to obtain a Special Program access prior to commencement of employment

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience leading or managing engineers or production planners

Experience with aircraft composites layup, cure processes, trim processes, and complex aerospace assemblies

Understanding of configuration management best practices

Prior experience writing manufacturing planning in an aerospace environment

Prior experience with MRB business processes and repairs in an aircraft manufacturing environment

Strong experience with aerospace business systems (SAP, CostPoint, Teamcenter, MRP software, ERP software)

Experience in leadership of teams in resolving complex technical issues

Experience in NX 11 or higher 

Preference will be given to applicants already possessing a SAP clearance 

Salary Range: $102,500 USD - $153,700 USD

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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.