Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) seeks to fill a Manager of Hardware Engineering 3 position based in Annapolis, MD. In this manager of managers and technical leader role, the selected candidate will report to the Oceanic Director of Engineering and will be responsible for the overall direction, leadership, and management of approximately 75 employees. This cross-disciplined organization includes Electrical Engineering, SONAR Systems, Mechanical and Electrical Drafting and Configuration Management. The selected candidate must be able to work collaboratively with other E&S and business leaders, as well as other enabling functions to meet our commitments and address/resolve challenges in a timely manner. Providing the personnel, processes, and tools to meet the current and future needs of the programs and technologies. Leadership in the development, design, implementation, application, training, costing, and product support for state-of-the-art solutions in support of captures, programs, and research & development. Functional leadership to include goal setting, performance management, employee development, annual reviews, and managing budgets required to perform their statements of work. Additionally, the selected candidate must be able to support program tasks as an individual contributor and/or technical leader for 50% of their total work time. Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline or a closely related technical field with 8 years of professional relevant experience; Master's degree with 6 years of professional relevant experience; or a PhD with 4 years of professional relevant experience. Must have 5+ years of Management or Leadership experience overseeing a team of people in an official capacity Proficiency in technical problem solving to include decomposition, root cause analysis, and corrective actions development, implementation, and progress checks. Previous experience in Functional People Management, namely in an engineering environment. Demonstrated experience in driving team success toward meeting cost, schedule, and technical performance for complex programs. Working knowledge of functional management skills such as Staffing, Engineering Metrics, Training resources, Functional Processes, and Tools. Experience briefing high level management, executives, and customers US Citizenship required. Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance. Experience growing and leading diverse technical teams. MS or MBA degree 15+ years of related undersea/maritime/aerospace domain and/or defense industry experience Demonstrated experience with one of more of the follow: maritime surface / underwater vehicles, structures, sensors, payloads, or launch and recovery equipment Active Top Secret / SCI clearance