Principal Production Operations / Sr Principal Production Operations

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Sunnyvale, CA +1 · Manufacturing and Production

This role is for a Principal/Sr. Principal Production Operations OPM at Northrop Grumman, focusing on managing the manufacturing scope of a naval launcher program. Responsibilities include resolving manufacturing issues, coordinating with cross-functional teams, managing risks and opportunities, performing EVMS, and ensuring successful manufacturing performance on time and budget. It requires experience in program/project management, manufacturing environments, and ERP systems, with a preference for government contract experience and Earned Value Management.

What you'd actually do

  1. Resolve manufacturing issues by working with cross-functional teams.
  2. Coordinate responses with functional organizations to keep projects on schedule.
  3. Propose, plan/baseline, and execute to the performance management baseline.
  4. Perform risk and opportunity management functions for the manufacturing scope in concert with the overall program RSKOM.
  5. Perform EVMS and cost account management functions.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience (Principal) or 8 years (Sr. Principal), or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience in a manufacturing environment
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in Program and/or Project Management
  • Experience using ERP systems
  • U.S. citizenship is required

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's degree in a technical field
  • Experience working on government contracts
  • 3 or more years of experience in Earned Value Management
  • Experience with manufacturing production proposals
  • Experience managing hardware production activity
  • Experience with SAP in a low-volume, high-mix manufacturing environment
  • PMP certification

What the JD emphasized

  • Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.