Principal Production Operations

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Baltimore, MD +1 · Manufacturing and Production

Principal Production Operations role at Northrop Grumman, focusing on managing day-to-day interfaces between various departments (PMO, Manufacturing, Test, Supply Chain, Engineering, Shipping) to achieve cost and schedule targets. Responsibilities include reporting EVMS, serving as Cost Account Manager (CAM), leading product teams, representing manufacturing at Risk Review Boards, and supporting proposal documentation. Requires a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience or Master's with 3 years, experience in project/program management or manufacturing engineering, and the ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Managing and maintaining the day-to-day interfaces and communications between the assigned Program Management Office (PMO), Manufacturing, Test, Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), Mission Assurance (MA), Supply Chain (SCM), Engineering, and Shipping
  2. Achieving targeted cost and schedule requirements
  3. Facilitating internal meetings in a way to support design, production, and problem resolutions
  4. Reporting Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and serving as the Cost Account Management (CAM) for manufacturing projects
  5. Leading or participating on a product team, responsible for product-level requirements analysis, engineering and manufacturing of the products assigned, product tracking, and product visibility

Skills

Required

  • Project/Program Management
  • Manufacturing Engineering
  • Cost management
  • Schedule management
  • Process improvement
  • Liaison between disciplines
  • Problem-solving
  • Secret Security Clearance
  • U.S. Citizenship

Nice to have

  • Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)
  • Basis of Estimate preparation
  • Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) development
  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
  • Manufacturing experience of defense related electronics
  • Technical project management
  • Diverse contract types (CPFF. CPIF, FFP)
  • Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) Investigation
  • Data mining/manipulation & presentation
  • Executive leadership communication and engagement

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret Security Clearance