Programs Manager 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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.

Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC) within Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking an exceptionally talented, motivated, collaborative, and creative Program Manager 1 who will be supporting technical and program management activities associated with foundry execution and high visibility projects.

Advanced Technology Lab (ATL) - located outside of Baltimore, Maryland - where we design, manufacture, and test semiconductor products for internal and commercial production customers as well as emerging technology programs. Northrop Grumman’s ATL semiconductor foundry is a unique capability supporting a range of production microelectronic devices (Silicon, Gallium Arsenide, Gallium Nitride, and Silicon Carbide) and providing leading-edge technology development in Superconducting Electronics and SLCFET. Our devices enable a number of Northrop Grumman’s ground-based radars, avionic radars, and space systems.

Join us for the chance to work with an amazing, experienced, and talented team while helping serve your country. Enjoy the opportunity to grow and learn with various challenging projects in R&D, ongoing long-term programs, and new programs targeting future military platforms. Our multidisciplinary foundry team enables activities from development to sustainment engineering. ATL is responsible for all aspects of semiconductor technology, including design, mask making, wafer fabrication, testing, and assembly. The candidate must be a strong team participant, have excellent communication skills, and be resourceful and multi-talented. A strong understanding of semiconductor technology and microelectronic process engineering is essential.

Job Summary:

The position of Program Manager 1 is planned to report to a functional manager who reports up through the Director of ATL.

The position will be a Program Manager leading or co-leading development Programs within the ATL Organization. The primary objective will be delivering all contractual requirements on cost and schedule while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value-creation strategies and actions. The Program Manager is a key interface between Customer and ATL Foundry, and will provide key information, requirements, and guidance to cross-functional teams within ATL to achieve common program performance goals. A successful candidate should be familiar with best-known practices (BKMs) in the semiconductor industry, be able to switch tasks rapidly, and work successfully in a team environment. A successful candidate should also be comfortable with changing project priorities and have strong stakeholder management skills. In this role, the Program Manager will be initiating, contributing, supporting and monitoring multiple projects at the same time, collaborating across teams, out briefing to Foundry leadership regularly. This position is a full-time on-site position; remote work is not possible.

Primary responsibilities are the management of schedule, technical performance of programs and cost/yield and include, but are not limited to:

• Maintaining both internal and external customers relationships on behalf of the ATL Foundry, in a highly collaborative manner grounded in Northrop Grumman values.

• Leading or participating in cross-functional teams to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives, including co-creation and communication of such roadmaps and supporting roadmaps success with stakeholders

• Reporting program performance, both to ATL Leadership and internal/external customers

• Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements

• Participating in internal Program Management Reviews and other reviews

• Supporting management plans of resource allocations and plans

• Preparation of charts and brie