Principal Production Operations

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

5d•$98,900 - $148,300•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is looking for a Principal Production Operations professional to join their team in Baltimore, MD. This role requires a self-starter with excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills, capable of presenting program visibility to internal and external stakeholders, including executive management. The position involves managing day-to-day interfaces between various departments, achieving cost and schedule targets, facilitating meetings for design, production, and problem resolution, reporting on Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) as a Cost Account Manager (CAM) for manufacturing projects, leading product teams, representing manufacturing in Risk Review Board meetings, and supporting proposal documentation. Northrop Grumman is a leader in mission-enabling solutions for global security, offering a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. They are known for their pioneering spirit and have been at the forefront of technological advancements. The company culture encourages intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and a drive to achieve the seemingly impossible.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Project/Program Management, Manufacturing Engineering, or other related discipline; Master’s degree with a minimum of 3 years of work experience in Project Management, Manufacturing Engineering, or other related discipline
Experience with cost, schedule, project leadership, and/or process improvement
Experience acting as a liaison between multiple disciplines to solve complex problems with limited resources in a timely manner
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance and SAP (Special Access Programs)
U.S. citizenship required

Nice To Haves

Degree in Manufacturing Engineering and/or a Project Management field
Experience with Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS), Basis of Estimate preparation, and/or Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development
Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Manufacturing experience of defense related electronics
Technical project management through different parts of the program/project life cycle
Experience working diverse contract types (CPFF. CPIF, FFP)
Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) Investigation type activities
Experience with data mining/manipulation & presentation
Expertise in executive leadership (Director or VP level) communication and engagement

Responsibilities

Managing and maintaining the day-to-day interfaces and communications between the assigned Program Management Office (PMO), Manufacturing, Test, Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), Mission Assurance (MA), Supply Chain (SCM), Engineering, and Shipping
Achieving targeted cost and schedule requirements
Facilitating internal meetings in a way to support design, production, and problem resolutions
Reporting Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and serving as the Cost Account Management (CAM) for manufacturing projects
Leading or participating on a product team, responsible for product-level requirements analysis, engineering and manufacturing of the products assigned, product tracking, and product visibility
Representing manufacturing at the program Risk Review Board (RRB) meetings and creating / managing any applicable manufacturing risks and/or opportunities from the program risk register
Supporting and generating proposal documentation as needed to foster new work