Job Description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:CLEARANCE TYPE:TRAVEL: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 Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) has an opening for a Manager Project Management 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Manufacturing Engineering organization. This leadership role is located in Palmdale, CA

This role will support the STRIKE Manufacturing Engineering Leadership Team, supporting the Director. The ideal candidate must possess strong leadership abilities, excellent communications skills, and effective problem-solving capabilities. The selected candidate will be required to develop mechanisms for monitoring performance metrics and for intervention and problem solving with various support groups. They must be knowledgeable of various program life cycles, manufacturing engineering capabilities, scheduling techniques, continuous improvement strategies, compliance requirements, and financial practices to aid in cost and schedule objectives and implement strategic initiatives.

The selected candidate must demonstrate effective communication with various levels of leadership and have the ability to present to executives and various functional organizations as required.

Key responsibilities include:

• This leader will be over new financial developments for the STRIKE Manufacturing Engineering organization.
• Assisting in the management of performance, schedule, and cost of the STRIKE Manufacturing Engineering organization.
• Managing developmental-type tooling and familiarity with redline processes in support of manufacturing engineering requirements and processes.
• Assessing project issues and developing resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Developing mechanisms for monitoring manufacturing engineering goal progress as well intervening and problem solving with Manufacturing Engineering leadership and support functions as required.
• Coordinating with the STRIKE Manufacturing Engineering Director for forecasting staffing, skillsets and tools to include Capex, Program Direct and Indirect purchases.
• Identifying and leading functional focus area initiatives for improvement/streamlining, developing and executing operational initiatives driven by operational goals and sector-specific objectives; assisting with initiatives that eliminate non-value-added activities at all levels.
• Preparing for, and facilitating, a broad range of functional Manufacturing Engineering organization meetings and events including leading and managing weekly/monthly/quarterly reviews, the senior leadership team’s weekly staff meeting agenda, the bi-annual leadership summit, site visits, and other meetings/reviews.
• Integrating day-to-day operational objectives to meet organizational goals.

We offer flexible work arrangements, 4/10 Monday- Thursday 5am to 3:30pm work schedule with every Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, educational assistance, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree AND 5 years of Manufacturing, Global Supply Chain, and/or Project Management related experience or Master’s Degree AND 3 years of Manufacturing, Global Supply Chain, and/or Project Management related experience
• Must have 2 years of project management or leadership experience for projects from start to implementation
• Must have an active DoD clearance AND ability to obtain (PAR) within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• Understanding of Producing requirements using different streams of funding sources
• Ability to successfully move engineering changes, new equipment or processes through the approval workflow
• Ability to forecast staffing requirements per Program award
• Ability to create and justify a Base of Estimate for Funding to support labor or material
• Direct experience working with a vendor management support team

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in NX/CAD, MES, Teamcenter, SAP, MS Office, Cribmaster, Tableu, Power BI
• Demonstrated ability to balance and influence multiple competing priorities and interests.
• Demonstrated ability to understand detailed program financial performance.
• Proficient in managing multiple budgeted networks
• Robust problem solving and analytical skills.
• Cost Account Management Certified
• Comprehensive knowledge of company and sector operations, policies, procedures, and PrOP.

Primary Level Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.