Director of Engineering - Electronics & Payloads Discipline Lead

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available. CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret. TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Director of Engineering 2, Electronics & Payloads Discipline Lead
. This position will be located in Manhattan Beach, CA and will report to the Vice President of Western Region Engineering.

As the Directorate Lead, you will oversee and provide leadership to a growing organization based in our Western Region which includes Redondo Beach, CA;
Manhattan Beach, CA;
Azusa, CA and Gilbert, AZ. This position encompasses all aspects of strategic leadership of the organization, people management, and day-to-day supervisory responsibilities. The Electronics & Payloads (E&P) organization is responsible for the design, development, and delivery of advanced payload subsystems and electronics, including antenna subsystems, RF, mixed signal, digital, power and control electronics, as well as lasers and sensor subsystems.

The Director will drive both strategic and operational initiatives, ensuring the alignment of the directorate’s technical capabilities with program requirements, long-range sector priorities, and corporate goals.

Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide technical and people leadership, strategic direction, and oversight of all major disciplines/functions within the Electronics & Payloads (E&P) Directorate.
• Drive long-range strategic planning, ensuring organizational alignment with sector goals, program needs, and future technology requirements.
• Lead efforts to optimize people, processes, and tools to support the successful execution of Sector Engineering and Sector Programs across all phases of their life cycles.
• Quickly engage to identify and diagnose program challenges across their full lifecycle, including development, hardware/software integration, production, and test phases.
• Oversee special assignments such as proposal development, independent technical reviews, anomaly resolution, program standup reviews, and technical audits.
• Strengthen collaboration with cross-functional organizations, ensuring alignment with manufacturing and affordability goals for program success.
• Drive innovation and support advanced research and technology development to align with long-range sector priorities (LRSP).
• Champion risk, issue, and opportunity management strategies to ensure operational success and mitigate risks effectively.
• Manage and optimize budgets, including direct, indirect, NCTA, and capital resources, to achieve organizational objectives efficiently.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline from an accredited institution.
• Twelve (12) years of experience in engineering, project management, and/or functional management roles.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams and collaborate across organizations to achieve shared objectives.
• Active DoD Top Secret and SCI clearance, at time of application

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fifteen (15) years of experience in engineering, project management, and/or functional management roles.
• Experience in development and production programs, including Engineering, Integration & Test (I&T), and full lifecycle disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly assess complex program or technical challenges and enable decisive resolution.
• Strong expertise in affordability optimization for production-phase programs.
• Significant experience managing large, cross-discipline teams and successfully implementing strategic goals.
• Expertise in technology and research development initiatives aligned with long-term organizational goals and innovation priorities.
• Familiarity with managing diverse resource types, including indirect resources, NCTA (Non-Contractual Technical Activity), and capital budget allocations.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills with experience preparing and delivering executive-level presentations and briefings.

As a leader with integrity, you ensure ethical conduct, balanced results, and partner satisfaction. You respect and nurture growth, fostering a culture of excellence.…