Principal / Sr Principal Project Management

Northrop Grumman • San Diego, CA

1d • $94,200 - $176,300 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Project Management team member for a role based in Palmdale, California, or Rancho Bernardo, California. The candidate should be a self-starter familiar with working in an Integrated Product Team construct. The position manages earned value management systems across engineering and logistics teams, tracks cost and schedule impacts, maintains performance metrics, coordinates resources and resolves obstacles, and supports risk and opportunity mitigation in alignment with program leadership goals.

The selected candidate will work full-time on-site at a Northrop Grumman facility. Remote, hybrid, and telework arrangements are not available. Travel of up to 25% may be required. An active U.S. Government Secret clearance is required at the start, and the candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret SCI clearance and Special Access Program access within a reasonable period as determined by business needs.

The position may be filled at Principal (Level 3) or Senior Principal (Level 4). The stated salary ranges are $94,200–$141,200 for the Principal level and $117,500–$176,300 for the Senior Principal level. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus. The company also provides health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off.

Requirements

• For Principal: Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and 3 years of related experience, or a Ph.D. and 1 year of related experience.
• For Senior Principal: Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of related experience, or a master’s degree and 6 years of related experience, or a Ph.D. and 4 years of related experience.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance, with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret SCI clearance and Special Access Program access within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Experience in project management and scheduling.
• Self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct.
• Must work full-time on-site; remote, hybrid, and telework are unavailable.
• Travel up to 25% may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Current applicable Special Access Program clearance.
• Current applicable U.S. Government Top Secret clearance.
• Familiarity with software languages.
• Familiarity with military maintenance requirements.
• Experience in an engineering-related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Manage EVMS across a diverse set of engineering and logistics teams.
• Decompose and track cost and schedule changes and determine their impact on the team.
• Ensure further decomposition is accurate and upward summaries accurately reflect the current situation.
• Create, maintain, validate, and report key performance metrics to leadership.
• Work with teams to schedule resources and remove roadblocks.
• Coordinate with other project managers, teams, and leadership to deconflict tasking, identify risks, issues, and opportunities, and help the team execute mitigation and capture steps in accordance with program leadership goals.
• Use a database to track task progression and provide actionable summary reporting.

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: Principal