Engineering Technical Support Manager 2
United States-Maryland-Annapolis$140k–$210kPosted Jul 23, 2026
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
## Description
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.
The Naval & Oceanic Systems business unit headquartered in Annapolis, MD is seeking dependable individuals willing to work in a collaborative environment and who are interested in expanding their horizons.
The Hardware Engineering Department is seeking a leader to manage the mechanical drafting team, consisting of CAD modelers, drafting and design checking. Emphasis is placed on leading a team of drafters and engineers that supports both development and production programs, ensuring quality engineering solutions. Duties will include managing the day-to-day workload of the team, interfacing with the program teams to help meet schedule, performance reviews, work load forecasting, and interfacing with external partners. This is a dual role manager position, involving significant technical responsibilities as well.
Our engineering work includes full life-cycle programs including design, development, system integration, hands-on testing, training, and production. The successful candidate will demonstrate a broad skill set that is balanced between interpersonal, business, and technical capabilities. The successful candidate will have a track record as an effective communicator and problem solver who is able to develop and maintain good working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. The ideal candidate will also have the ability to operate in a team environment and collaborate across the sector business areas as required to accomplish team goals.
This position is dual role, encompassing both people management and project/technical leadership. Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Functional management of 10 to 12 designers, to include performance management, career development, staffing, and compensation planning
* Providing project and technical oversight for design activities performed by the group
* Maintaining and ensuring application of design processes and guidelines used in the group
* Developing proposal inputs and reviewing proposal content for both internal and external customers
* Collaborating with peer managers to ensure consistency across multiple work groups
* Supporting department initiatives, recruiting, technology roadmap creation, cross-campus/sector involvement, and internally funded projects
* Recruiting, interviewing, and hiring new personnel
* Fostering employee engagement and knowledge sharing
The successful candidate should have demonstrated experience in multi-disciplinary hardware design and analysis, an understanding of design for manufacturing practices, production engineering, developing engineering processes and procedures, and an understanding of engineering’s role in supporting small to medium production quantities.
Basic Qualifications:
* Master's Degree in a STEM related field with 6 years of relevant experience; OR a Bachelor's Degree in a STEM related field with 8 years of relevant experience; OR an Associate's Degree in a STEM related field with 10 years of relevant experience; OR a...