Principal/Sr. Principal Hardware Project Management

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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.

The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

As a Hardware Project Manager you will be supporting systems using current technologies and others yet to come. We are seeking team members who have a thirst for knowledge, approach each day with optimism, and have a relentless drive to solve complex problems. This position will be based onsite in our Colorado Springs facility.

As a Hardware Project Manager you will be able to: 

• Establish budgetary baselines for the Hardware Engineering functions with the DARC program through Cost Account Management (CAM) best practices

• Manage, track and report earned value metrics

• Support program integrated baseline reviews

• Work closely with the engineering and program function leads to forecast labor

• Work closely with engineering and program functions to accurately manage integrated master schedules

• Manage and report on program schedules

• Assess hardware project issues/risks and develop resolution plans

This requisition may be filled at a higher job grade based on the qualifications listed below.

This requisition may be filled as either Principal Project Management or a Sr. Principal Project Management.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Project Management:

• Active Secret Clearance at time of application

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years of relevant experience; 3 years with a Master's degree. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Experience with cost plus and firm fixed price contract vehicles

• Material account earned value management experience

• Labor account earned value management experience

• Subcontract labor account earned value management experience

• Ability to develop and manage schedule tasks

• Experience with integration of major subcontract schedules within prime integrated master schedule

• Ability to use Microsoft Project

Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal Project Management:

• Active Secret Clearance at time of application

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of relevant experience; 6 years with a Master's degree. An additional 4 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• Experience with cost plus and firm fixed price contract vehicles

• Material account earned value management experience

• Labor account earned value management experience

• Subcontract labor account earned value management experience

• Ability to develop and manage schedule tasks

• Experience with integration of major subcontract schedules within prime integrated master schedule

• Ability to use Microsoft Project

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science Degree

• Active Top Secret clearance

• Risk management experience

• Earned Value Management Certification

• Project Management Professional Certification

• Hardware discipline organizational experience

• Experience with the management of Subcontract values greater than 30 million dollars

• Experience with managing labor cost accounts greater than 10 million dollars