Manager Engineering Technical Support 2

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 Defense Systems is currently seeking a Manager Engineering Technical Support 2 to support our Armament Systems Business team in our Mesa, AZ office. The Manager Engineering Technical Support 2 is responsible for leading and managing a group of 5-10 designers in support of the Mesa engineering group in new and existing product designs for small and medium-caliber cannon systems. The manager will oversee the design group to ensure that accurate CAD models and drawings are produced that conform to industry and company standards. They will actively monitor the daily operations of the design group and proactively address and resolve design-related challenges. The manager will also be responsible for the training and development of their staff, estimating personnel needs, assigning work, and interpreting and ensuring consistent application of organizational policies. They will report to the Mechanical Engineering Manager and fully support all engineering activities. Job Duties: Assignment of work to direct reports, and oversight of in-process tasks, Performance and salary/bonus reviews, Timecard and overtime approval, Monthly 1-on-1 meetings with direct reports, Mentoring and coaching of team members to enhance their skills and career development, Recruiting and staffing to meet department resource needs, Direct interaction with Engineering leadership, project engineers, mechanical engineers, Configuration Management, Quality, and other functional departments, Facilitation of cross-functional communication and problem solving, Development, implementation, and maintenance of efficient design processes and standards, Support of Engineering continuous improvement projects, Weekly reporting on completed, past due and on-hold tasks, Attendance of high-level meetings with Teamcenter POCs, NX Siemens, and CAD Board. Site administrator for Teamcenter, new hires, resolution of stagnant projects, etc. Support of design team with drawing checking and detail design work as needed.