Program Manager 2
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 Aeronautics Systems sector has an opening for a Program Manager 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Aerostructures organization. This Program Manger 2 role is located onsite in Clearfield Utah. Manage a team of individuals to deliver a critical subassembly to one of our nation’s strategic deterrent platforms. Execute a program baseline with strong emphasis on programmatic discipline and fundamentals to deliver product on time and within budget. This individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals from program and business management to engineering and manufacturing teams. Additionally, cross-coordination with external customer and stakeholder organizations will also be required, with strong emphasis on building a relationship based on past performance and trust.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 10 years (or Bachelor of Science in STEM and 9 years) of related experience as defined below, OR a Master’s degree and 8 years (or Master of Science in STEM and 7 years) of related experience as defined below:
- Related experience includes professional and/or military experience to include a background in project management, program management, engineering, capture efforts, and/or business management related functions.
- Experience in product team leadership, or program management, or subcontract management team leadership.
- Demonstrated collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to resolve technical and programmatic challenges.
- Must have P&L experience.
- Experience working with major prime customers.
- Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. Government Secret Clearance and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.
Nice To Haves
- Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
- Aerospace composite and / or advanced materials product experience.
- Communication: The ability to manage communications with stakeholders through organized processes to ensure that program information is defined, collected, shared, understood, stored and retrieved in a manner that effectively meets program and stakeholder needs.
- Requirements: The ability to define, document, analyze, trace, prioritize, and confirm requirements throughout the entire program life cycle.
- Business proposal and capture experience.
- Significant Risk & Opportunity management experience.
Responsibilities
- Technical and Programmatic execution with emphasis on adherence to on-time and on-budget cost and schedule performance in an aerospace manufacturing environment.
- Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community.
- Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans.
- Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations, including establishing a regular program rhythm for technical, financial and programmatic reviews at all levels, both internal and external, to report progress and mitigate issues.
- Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.
- Development and adherence to master plans and schedules.
- Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
