Manager Programs 2

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Baltimore, MD +1 · Program Management (P&L)

Manager of Programs 2 at Northrop Grumman, responsible for leading Advanced Development programs in the Advanced RF Systems Department. The role involves driving program execution, meeting contractual requirements on cost and schedule, achieving technical objectives, and managing cross-functional teams. Requires experience with US Government contracts, hardware systems (RF, antenna, communications), program management principles (EVMS), and security/export control requirements. A Secret clearance is mandatory.

What you'd actually do

  1. Provides full-time, on-site, dedicated support to the Program team.
  2. Serves as point of contact for all technical, non-technical requirements.
  3. Ability to work directly with the customer and provide status per the contract’s requirements.
  4. Develop and manage proposals as required. Participate in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, milestones schedule, and key terms and conditions.
  5. Creating, reviewing and finalizing the program’s statement of work (SOW) as required.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s Degree and 6 years’ of relevant experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting the development, integration, testing, or production of advanced hardware systems, including RF, antenna, communications, or related technologies.
  • Demonstrated experience leading programs, projects, IPTs, or cost accounts with responsibility for achieving cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives.
  • Demonstrated experience serving as a primary interface with external customers and coordinating cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, manufacturing, supply chain, finance, or related functions.
  • Demonstrated experience developing and managing budgets, schedules, risk registers, and Estimate at Completion (EAC) forecasts.
  • Demonstrated experience managing program requirements through assignment, tracking, status, reporting, and closure.
  • Demonstrated experience applying security, export control, proprietary information protection, organizational conflict of interest (OCI), and risk management requirements within a government contracting environment.
  • Demonstrated experience leading teams in a matrixed environment with responsibility for achieving program milestones and deliverables.
  • Demonstrated experience utilizing Earned Value Management System (EVMS) principles as a Cost Account Manager (CAM), Program Manager, IPT Lead, or equivalent role.
  • US citizenship required.
  • A current/active DOD Secret clearance required to be considered with the ability to obtain and maintain a SAP after starting.

Nice to have

  • Demonstrated experience managing multiple concurrent projects, priorities, or program activities while meeting established deadlines.
  • Demonstrated experience leading development programs through one or more phases of the product lifecycle, including requirements, design, development, integration, test, or production. leadership experience.
  • Demonstrated experience developing, managing, and executing Integrated Master Plans (IMP), Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), or equivalent program schedules.
  • Demonstrated experience leading programs, projects, or cross-functional initiatives with limited management oversight.
  • Demonstrate a track record of achieving program performance objectives related to cost, schedule, technical performance, or customer satisfaction
  • Demonstrated experience operating within government, contracting, quality, security, export, control, and regulatory compliance requirements

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret clearance required
  • US citizenship required