Engineering & Technical Services Manager

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

As Engineering & Technical Services Manager, you will:

• 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. Apply now.