Engineering & Technical Services Manager in Brisbane

Candidate Requirements

• AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes
• RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
• CLEARANCE TYPE: AU- Secret (NV1)
• TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description At Northrop Grumman Australia, we solve some of the world's most complex challenges through innovation, collaboration and technical excellence. As a trusted partner to Defence, we invest in our people, foster high-performing teams and create opportunities to make a real impact. We're seeking an experienced leader to head our Engineering & Technical Services function within the C-27J Program. This is a senior leadership opportunity responsible for leading a large technical workforce, driving customer outcomes, developing capability, and ensuring the safe and effective delivery of engineering services in a dynamic operational environment.

What You'll Do

• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering and technical services team, fostering a culture of accountability, engagement and continuous improvement.
• Provide strategic, tactical and operational leadership to ensure customer requirements and contractual obligations are successfully delivered.
• Build and maintain strong relationships across customers, program leadership, engineering teams and key operational stakeholders.
• Oversee planning, prioritisation, scheduling, resource management and reporting across a diverse portfolio of engineering activities.
• Drive workforce planning, capability development and succession planning to support current and future business needs.
• Work collaboratively across engineering, maintenance, supply chain, flight operations, training and capability development functions to achieve integrated outcomes.
• Lead the delivery of critical engineering and airworthiness services while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality and compliance.
• Manage risk, issues and opportunities, ensuring effective governance, reporting and decision-making.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives that enhance engineering systems, processes and business performance.

About You

• Degree-qualified in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Proven experience leading and developing large, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and relationship management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through complexity and deliver outcomes in fast-paced environments.
• Strategic mindset with strong operational execution capability.
• Experience within Defence, aerospace, aviation or another highly regulated industry is highly regarded.

Why Northrop Grumman?

Join a global technology and defence leader. Lead talented teams delivering meaningful outcomes. Access genuine career development and leadership opportunities. Work in a flexible, inclusive and values-driven organisation. Competitive remuneration and employee benefits.

What we offer:

Whatever your role, life stage or background, you can shape your career here in your way with highly challenging work, great colleagues and career development, plus a range of flexible benefits and working patterns.

• Professional development – further education, leadership development, professional industry memberships and unlimited access to a range of online training
• Salary packaging including novated car leases and the option to purchase additional annual leave
• Flexible working options, including hybrid working, 9 day fortnights, volunteer leave and varying start and finish times to suit your family needs
• 18 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid reservist leave
• We offer all employees access to our Health & Wellbeing program and Employee Assistance program
• Employee Discount Program
• Employee Recognition Program

Security Requirements

• Applicants must hold, or be eligible to obtain and maintain, an NV1 Australian Government Security Clearance.
• Lead people. Drive performance. Deliver outcomes that matter.

As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, you must be an Australian Citizen.

International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are applicable, as such your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role.

You will also need to satisfy police checks and employment screening verification.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.