Program Manager 3

Northrop Grumman • Fort Worth, TX

2d • $158,000 - $289,600 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Program Manager 3 for its F-35 Program Management organization. This onsite leadership role may be based in El Segundo, California; Fort Worth, Texas; or Iuka, Mississippi. The position manages a subset of programs within the F-35 Fleet Readiness & Sustainment Operating Unit through the full program life cycle, including proposal development, negotiation, startup, execution, and contract closeout. The program scope is Supply Support: managing internal and external suppliers that provide spares and repairs for Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems’ F-35 scope to ensure fleet readiness.

The Program Manager is accountable for profit and loss and for managing cost, schedule, and technical performance. The role leads cross-functional teams, manages supplier performance, reports on program performance and contractual and technical compliance, and serves as the primary customer interface. The position also includes proactive risk and opportunity management and mentoring junior program managers. Travel is required approximately 25% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available. The role does not require clearance at the start, but requires the ability to obtain, transfer, and maintain a final adjudicated U.S. Government Secret clearance and any required program access.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of related experience, or a Bachelor of Science in STEM and 9 years of related experience; alternatively, a Master’s degree and 8 years of related experience, or a Master of Science in STEM and 7 years of related experience.
• Related experience includes professional and/or military experience in project management, program management, engineering, capture efforts, and/or business management functions.
• Profit and loss responsibility, with demonstrated ability to achieve financial performance targets and use Earned Value Management.
• Ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain a final adjudicated U.S. Government Secret clearance and any required program access within a reasonable period, as determined by the company.

Nice To Haves

• Experience on the F-35 program.
• Experience supporting Department of Defense sustainment programs or contracts.
• Experience interfacing with external customers.
• Experience supporting aircraft MRO&U operations in flightline, field-level, or depot maintenance/modification environments.
• Experience generating aircraft technical documentation, field engineering action requests, and engineering support for fielded aircraft.
• Experience managing domestic and international suppliers or subcontracts.
• Experience executing spares and repairs contracts.
• Prior military experience, particularly F-35 experience in maintenance, logistics, depot management, and/or sustainment.

Responsibilities

• Manage profit and loss responsibility for assigned programs.
• Manage program cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Lead cross-functional teams to achieve program objectives and align execution across engineering, plans and schedules, production, quality, and supply chain.
• Manage supplier performance to meet program and customer objectives.
• Measure and report program performance, including risks, opportunities, and compliance with contractual and technical requirements.
• Serve as the primary customer interface, managing expectations, priorities, and issue resolution while balancing contractual requirements with operational execution constraints.
• Proactively manage program risks and opportunities.
• Help develop and mentor junior program managers across the business unit.
• Manage internal and external suppliers providing spares and repairs for the assigned F-35 scope to ensure fleet readiness.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business
• Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus

What This Job Offers

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