**Requisition ID: R10177460**

+ **Category:** Engineering

+ **Location:** Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America | Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States of America

+ **Clearance Type:** Polygraph

+ **Telecommute:** No- Teleworking not available for this position

+ **Shift:** Days (United States of America)

+ **Travel Required:** Yes, 10% of the Time

+ **Relocation Assistance:** Relocation assistance may be available

+ **Positions Available:** 4

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.

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, but they’re also making history.

**Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC)** is a leader in advanced development of semiconductor system solutions for the military, aerospace, and commercial markets. For more than 50 years, we have been offering a wide range of trusted foundry and semiconductor services that deliver high performing and reliable microelectronics. Our wide breadth of technologies and capabilities includes research in advanced computing solutions to provide our customers with unique “More than Moore” solutions.

**The Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Design & Applications (MDA)** business area is leading efforts to transform computing, combining the unique properties of superconductivity and quantum mechanics to develop revolutionary energy-efficient computing systems. You will work in a fast-paced team environment alongside a broad array of and engineers to make these next generation processing solutions a reality.

**Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) Engineering & Sciences (E&S)** is seeking candidates for the position of a **Hardware and Sciences Engineering Manager 2** to support the NGMC MDA in **Annapolis Junction or Linthicum, MD** .

**What You'll Get to Do** **:**

This is a dual-role technical manager position. Management duties will require tasking and coordination of approximately 10-15 staff, with process support and resource co‐ordination with functional homeroom management. The manager will also be expected to perform technical work on programs. It is anticipated that the split between program and functional duties will be approximately 80 program /20 functional, on average. The direct program work may include technical work, IPT leadership, or any other appropriate technical function.

**Key roles and responsibilities include:**

+ Lead a team of 10-15 technical staff in 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 in one of the following areas: Materials science; modeling, design or test of superconducting electronics; quantum mechanics; low temperature physics; computer architectures; processing/memory subsystems; large-scale high performance computing systems; analog, RF, or digital design.

+ Responsible and held accountable for labor and material execution through cost account management (CAM) assignments.

+ Accountable to stakeholders and program managers for status updates, issue resolution, and overall engineering execution.

+ Partnering with program management office to ensure successful execution against cost and schedule targets.

+ Providing technical leadership to the team and ensuring 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.

**This position requires work onsite in either Linthicum, MD or Annapolis Junction, MD facilities.**

**Basic Qualifications:**

+ Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with 9 years of experience; Master of Science degree in STEM related engineering field plus 7 years of professional experience; PhD in in STEM related engineering field plus 4 years of related experience.

+ Experience in one or more of the following:

+ Materials science; modeling, design, or test of superconducting electronics; quantum mechanics; low temperature physics; computer architectures; processing/memory subsystems; large-scale high performance computing systems; analog, RF, analog or digital design.

+ Strong leadership qualities, including excellent communication and collaboration, team engagement, and organizational skills.

+ Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph per business requirements. U.S. Citizenship is a prerequisite.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Master’s degree in Physics, Engineering, Business Management, Engineering Leadership, or STEM equivalent.

+ 12 years of experience in a multi-disciplined science/engineering environment

+ Demonstrated success leading high performance teams as technical, integrated product team, and/or functional leader.

+ Experience with Lean-Agile development for modelling and/or hardware systems.

+ Experience leading teams in a functional, programmatic, or technical capacity

+ Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.

**Salary Range:** $145,000 - $217,400

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 candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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 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 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.