Director 1 – Payload Antennas and Electronics (A&E) IPT

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams.

Northrop Grumman Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) has an opening for Director 1 – P093 Payload Antennas and Electronics (A&E) IPT Lead to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, California.

As the A&E IPT Lead, you will be responsible for the cost, schedule, and technical management of the recurring manufacturing phase for payload antennas and electronics flight hardware deliverable to system I&T.  You will report to the P093 Payload Project Director under Space Element of the Advanced Mission Systems (AMS) Operating Unit.

In this role you will:

• Establish efficient IPT organizational structure including consolidation with PL-E hardware scope and staff;  institute key leads and succession plan strategies for critical roles

• Lead IPT execution including technical performance, staffing, and management of cost, schedule, and quality; monitor IPT monthly cost health metrics down to control account level; proactively identify cost, schedule, and/or technical opportunities and risks to program execution; develop and implement mitigation strategies and/or recovery plans

• Manage cross-disciplined team including manufacturing technicians, sub-project managers (SPMs), Control Account Managers (CAMs), planners, PMEs, test conductors, engineers, business and schedule analysts, etc.

• Collaborate with Manufacturing and Operations (M&O) and Engineering functional organizations to take proactive initiatives to reduce/eliminate risk of late deliveries of units on program critical path – such as back-ups for critical resources, manufacturing and test process improvements, cross-training initiatives, additional/spare test equipment

• Partner with Global Supply Chain (GSC) organization to mitigate significantly late deliveries of subcontracted modules and components; drive PWB suppliers to implement manufacturing process changes where possible to eliminate manufacturing defects and improve yield

• Mitigate growth of flight hardware discrepancy reports (DRs), identify preventable DRs, and take actions to drive timely resolution of DRs

• Resolve manufacturing and test facilities resource priority conflicts with other Space Park programs (e.g. NGP, SDA) without increasing risk to program schedule through timely engagement with respective program directors

• Partner with BU future architecture development/proposal teams for A&E-related design and manufacturing strategies

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university

• Ten (10) years of progressive engineering, IPT lead, and/or program management experience

• Five (5) years of direct experience leading people, projects or programs to successful goal attainment

• Experience in program execution and demonstrated ability to meet program technical, cost, and schedule milestones; extensive experience with Earned Value Management

• Demonstrated ability to create trusted relationships with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders

• Proven ability to lead a high performing team with evidence of being able to create an inclusive work environment that attracts, retains and inspires diverse and engaged teams

• Proven ability to deliver effective communication verbally, written, and through well-crafted presentations across all levels of an organization

• Demonstrated experience in flight hardware development and manufacturing programs

• Active DoD