Engineering Technical Support Manager, Machining
Quick summary
- Work type
- On-site
- Location
- Redondo Beach, CA
- Salary
- $121,000–$181,600 / yr
- Posted
- 10 days ago
- Freshness
- Confirmed live yesterday
- Nearby
- 99+ roles within 25 mi
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Salary context
How this pay compares to similar roles
This role pays less than 51% of similar roles. Most pay $123,000–$195,362 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $151k versus about $159k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company providing systems in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, space, strike, and logistics. Industry: Aerospace & Defense
Northrop Grumman currently has 367 open roles on FindRole.
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At a glance
TL;DR · Engineering Technical Support Manager, Machining
Manager Engineering Technical Support 1 - Machining (2nd Shift) joins the Manufacturing Execution directorate to manage piece parts and sub-assemblies fabrication for various space programs. This role involves overseeing machine shop operations, large-scale fabrication, tooling, and quick turnaround jobs while ensuring cost, schedule, and quality commitments are met from initial concepts through flight product delivery. The manager leads high-profile teams to resolve complex fabrication issues for low volume, high complexity space and air products. Key responsibilities include managing capital budgets, staffing critical skills, and implementing process improvement initiatives. Candidates must possess technical diversity in manufacturing and assembly disciplines, along with proficiency in MS Office tools. This role addresses the specific challenges of producing intricate aerospace components while ensuring seamless coordination between shifts to maintain production flow for critical space systems hardware.
Skills
What you'll do
- Manage piece parts and sub-assemblies fabrication for all space programs.
- Oversee machining, large-scale fabrication, tooling, and quick turnaround jobs.
- Lead teams to innovate solutions and resolve fabrication issues for complex products.
- Ensure cost, schedule, and quality commitments are met across manufacturing facilities.
- Manage indirect and capital budgets while promoting metrics-based management.
- Develop process improvement and affordability initiatives to reduce costs and improve quality.
- Staff critical skills, develop retention strategies, and provide performance feedback to subordinates.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to manage program requests and priority adjudication.
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of experience in a technical role, Master's plus 3 years, or High School Diploma/G.E.D. plus 9 years.
- Proven leadership or supervisory experience in a manufacturing, operations, or assembly environment.
- Experience in the Aerospace and Defense Industry.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top-Secret security clearance or SCI access.
- Ability to work 2nd shift from 3:30 pm to 12 am.
- U.S. Citizenship is required for positions requiring government clearance.
- Master's Degree in STEM or an MBA (preferred).
- Functional management experience, machine shop management for space products, and active Top Secret/SCI access (preferred).
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