Manager Programs IPT 2

Northrop Grumman • Melbourne, FL

5d • $139,100 - $208,700

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Program Manager 2 to lead a cross-functional Integrated Product Team (IPT) focused on delivering production-ready designs, drawings, parts, and requirements to support manufacturing execution and sustainment. The position is located in Melbourne, Florida.

The IPT Lead provides day-to-day leadership and programmatic oversight for engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and product support teams, ensuring timely release of technical data, configuration baselines, and hardware to meet production schedules. The leader interfaces with Program Leadership, Business Operations, Program Integration, and functional organizations to align scope, budget, and schedule with manufacturing and delivery objectives. They lead internal and external teammates and suppliers to meet production commitments, support factory execution, and ensure delivery readiness.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 9 years of related professional and/or military experience, or a Master’s degree and 7 years of related professional and/or military experience.
• Experience in program management and/or engineering leadership delivering production and manufacturing outputs, including designs, drawings, parts, and requirements, within an IPT environment.
• Proven leadership of cross-functional teams with accountability for cost, schedule, risk, and performance on complex programs.
• Experience supporting production execution, including coordination with manufacturing, supply chain, and quality organizations.
• Familiarity with configuration management and engineering change processes.
• Strong background in customer engagement, proposal development, and contract execution.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex responsibilities with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Familiarity with government and military contracts and acquisition processes.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance or higher.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and special program access as required.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Must be able to obtain a valid U.S. Passport.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science or Master of Science in a STEM discipline, or a Master’s degree in Business Administration.
• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Experience leading IPTs through development-to-production transitions and rate production in an aerospace or defense environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly, production readiness, First Article Inspection, and supplier industrialization.
• Experience with Earned Value Management, including assessing progress and forecasting Estimates at Completion.
• Experience with SOW development, BOE creation, and negotiations.
• Five or more years of experience managing complex cost accounts.
• Proficiency with PLM/ERP systems, configuration management, MBOM/EBOM alignment, and change control boards.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, business management, product support, and customer organizations.
• Exceptional communication skills, including the ability to brief leadership, engage customers, and translate technical content for stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated ability to delegate effectively while maintaining accountability for overall IPT success.
• Strategic thinking and a proven record of implementing continuous improvement actions to improve production performance, delivery outcomes, and organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead a cross-functional IPT to plan and deliver production-focused outputs, including design releases, drawings and models, specifications, parts lists/BOMs, and manufacturing and inspection requirements.
• Own cost, schedule, and technical execution for assigned scope, including maintaining integrated master schedules, budgets, and resource plans aligned with manufacturing needs.
• Drive design maturity and producibility through design reviews, configuration baselines, and change incorporation, integrating Design for Manufacturing and Assembly principles into releases.
• Support production readiness by coordinating manufacturing plans, tooling needs, work instructions, MBOM alignment, and initial build support; resolve factory issues and remove execution roadblocks.
• Oversee risk, issue, and opportunity management, including mitigation planning, closure actions, and reporting to program leadership and customers.
• Lead change management for production-impacting content, including engineering changes and configuration control activities.
• Partner with Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Support, and Test organizations to ensure requirements are clear, traceable, and executable in the factory and supplier base.
• Monitor and report performance metrics, including release throughput, change cycle time, supplier readiness, quality, and cost and schedule performance, and drive continuous improvement actions.
• Coordinate staffing, assignments, and talent development with functional leadership.
• Foster strong communication with customers, suppliers, senior leadership, and cross-functional partners.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior