Program Manager 1

Northrop Grumman • Harvard, MA

2d • $133,000 - $199,600

About The Position

AOA Xinetics (AOX), a wholly owned Northrop Grumman Space Systems business, is seeking a Program Manager 1 to support operations in Devens, Massachusetts. Reporting to the AOX Devens Manager of Programs, this role aligns multidisciplinary engineering and business teams throughout program and product lifecycles involving semiconductor, directed energy, and astronomy applications. The Program Manager is accountable for profitable program execution that meets schedule and customer requirements in a technically dynamic, high-growth, fast-paced operating unit.

The role leads programs from proposal and design through manufacturing and delivery, manages program risks and opportunities, and supports the transition of optical product designs into manufacturing. It also develops and executes budgets and schedules, coordinates with suppliers, communicates progress to internal and customer leadership, and monitors manufacturing performance and corrective actions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Program or Project Management experience, or similar experience such as Lead IPT, Control Account Manager, or Lead NPT.
• Experience in the Aerospace/Defense or other technology product industry, including design for manufacturing, transition to production, and production execution programs.
• Experience in manufacturing and/or production program execution with optimization and/or continuous improvement production-line execution.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills.
• Proven analytical, technical, strategic, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and MS Project.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s and/or master’s degree in an engineering or technical discipline.
• Familiarity with optics, such as adaptive optics, deformable mirrors, or complex optical structures.
• Gated design development experience, including PDR and CDR.

Responsibilities

• Lead and direct cross-functional engineering and business teams through proposal, design, manufacturing, and delivery phases for products in development and production.
• Lead program risk and opportunity management across program functions, including identification, mitigation planning, and execution.
• Transition innovative optical product designs to manufacturing and work with technical teams to streamline manufacturing and assembly processes, meet delivery rates, and reduce costs.
• Develop and execute project budgets and schedules, including EVMS, critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion, and workload forecasts.
• Work with supply chain teams and suppliers, articulate project requirements, and ensure compliance.
• Brief internal and customer leadership on the progress of assigned work.
• Lead failure root-cause analysis and corrective-action teams.
• Track and report manufacturing metrics against plan, including yield, COPQ, and throughput.
• Establish milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules.
• Identify program problems and generate and execute recovery plans.
• Work with leadership to ensure compliance with Division, Corporate, and Government policies.
• Be accountable for aspects of program execution and success.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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