Systems Project Management - Level 5

Northrop Grumman•Brothers, OR

7d•Remote

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 Space Systems is seeking a Systems Project Management - Level 5 candidate for our Chandler, AZ facility or telecommute This position will provide support to the Systems Engineering team focusing on managing the CDRL/SDRL submittals in preparation for key milestone meetings (CDR, etc.) on the Sentinel program. This position will require the Sr. Principal Project Management individual to ensure that CDRLs/SDRLs are provided to the customer per the IMS; create and update metrics to track the CDRL/SDRL status; and improve the process between us and the customer. Additionally, the Sr. Principal Project Management position will work with leadership to ensure entrance and exit criteria for key milestone meetings, and associated deliverables are planned out and delivered on time.

Requirements

Bachelor's with 12 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's with 10 years of related engineering experience
Ability to obtain Secret DoD security clearance, or higher
Experience with CDRLs/SDRLs
Experience with tracking / metrics of programmatic deliverables
Process improvement experience
Strong Oral and Written communication skills
Ability to communicate technical information clearly to both technical and nontechnical personnel
Experience with compliance to requirements / customer expectations

Nice To Haves

Active DoD Secret security clearance, or higher
Control Account Manager / EVMS experience
Missile Defense or Command and Control Experience
Solid Rocket Motor experience
Supplier Management experience
Sharepoint experience
Confluence Experience
JIRA experience

Responsibilities

Identify, tracking and deliver CDRLs/SDRLs to the Sentinel customer per the schedule in the IMS
Report the status of all CDRLs/SDRLs on at least a monthly basis
Understand the entrance and exit criteria for key milestone meetings; ensure that the team delivers all necessary Objective Evidence on time to support the planned meetings; and track compliance to the identified criteria
Track and report the status of other program activities as required
Collaborate with senior systems engineers and other disciplines to support the development of the Sentinel deliverables
Lead small ad-hoc teams in the execution of tasking per the Integrated Master Schedule as required