RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time

Description

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’s Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Director, Programs 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals on our F-35 Program. In this role the candidate will report directly to the Vice President of the F-35 Program and will have profit & loss (P&L) responsibility for execution of our high-rate Production portfolio, which includes F-35 Center Fuselage (CF) production, Teammate Furnished Equipment procurement and delivery, as well as production change management/incorporation. This role partners with the F-35 CF Integrated Program Team Vice President in executing the F-35 CF statement of work. This position manages a workforce deployed at multiple sites across the United States and will be located onsite in Palmdale, California.

The program leader is responsible for leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) to execution, and through to completion (contract closeout). Primary responsibilities are the management of quality, cost, schedule, and technical performance of F-35 Production contracts, including but not limited to:

• Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop executable production plans within the customer community
• Developing strategies to expand multi-year contracts and obtaining customer funding in support of extra-long lead requirements driven by our international production in Germany
• Optimizing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations
• Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
• Driving predictable program performance, including regular measurement and management of key performance metrics
• Delivering presentations to customers, executive management, and other program stakeholders
• Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning 
• Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions
• Development and adherence to program, business, and technical baselines, including use of tools such as Earned Value Management (EVM)
• Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
• Development and adherence to master plans and schedules
• Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization
• Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.) 
• Managing suppliers to meet program objectives
• Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 years (or Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline and 9 years) of related experience; or Master’s degree with 8 years (or Master of Science in a STEM discipline and 7 years) of related experience
• Related experience includes progressive engineering, operations, aircraft production program management or business leadership experience inclusive of pursuit, capture, design, development, and full rate production
• Minimum of 5 years of experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries
• Demonstrated experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost account manager
• The ability to obtain and maintain Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the Company to meet its business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree and advanced training in program management
• The ability to address uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach
• Experience in supply chain management to support the production of complex weapons systems

Salary Range: $251,500.00 - $377,300.00

The 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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.