F-35 Program Director 2

Northrop Grumman•Palmdale, CA

58d•Onsite

About The Position

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's Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Director, Programs 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals on our F -35 Program . In this role the candidate will report directly to the Vice President of the F-35 Program and will have profit & loss (P&L) responsibility for execution of our high-rate Production portfolio, which includes F-35 Center Fuselage (CF) production, Teammate Furnished Equipment procurement and delivery, as well as production change management/incorporation. This role partners with the F-35 CF Integrated Program Team Vice President in executing the F-35 CF statement of work. This position manages a workforce deployed at multiple sites across the United States and will be located onsite in Palmdale, California. The program leader is responsible for leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) to execution, and through to completion (contract closeout).

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 10 years (or Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline and 9 years) of related experience; or Master's degree with 8 years (or Master of Science in a STEM discipline and 7 years) of related experience
Related experience includes progressive engineering, operations, aircraft production program management or business leadership experience inclusive of pursuit, capture, design, development, and full rate production
Must have significant P&L with integrated program team or CAM experience
Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries
The ability to obtain and maintain Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the Company to meet its business needs

Nice To Haves

Master's degree and advanced training in program management
The ability to address uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach
Experience in supply chain management to support the production of complex weapons systems

Responsibilities

Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop executable production plans within the customer community
Developing strategies to expand multi-year contracts and obtaining customer funding in support of extra-long lead requirements driven by our international production in Germany
Optimizing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations
Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
Driving predictable program performance, including regular measurement and management of key performance metrics
Delivering presentations to customers, executive management, and other program stakeholders
Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning
Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions
Development and adherence to program, business, and technical baselines, including use of tools such as Earned Value Management (EVM)
Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
Development and adherence to master plans and schedules
Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization
Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)
Managing suppliers to meet program objectives
Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards