Manager Programs 3 - Digital Engineering Ecosystem

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.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding.  Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Manager Programs 3 - Digital Engineering Ecosystem to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals driving high quality program execution through their direct support and performance as a deputy IPT lead of the Digital Engineering Ecosystem (DEE) team. This position is located on-site in Melbourne, FL. 

Due to the nature of the role, an on-site presence is required and cannot be performed remotely. 

The position will follow our 9/80 schedule and allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.     

  

The candidate’s primary responsibilities will be managing execution of the program and supply chain efforts to ensure that contractual, technical, affordability, and schedule requirements are met.  The individual will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals. The candidate is expected to be a highly motivated, resourceful, self-starter able to work collaboratively with internal program teams, external customers and suppliers in high-tempo environments. They should be comfortable with applying analytical reasoning skills, managing change and impacts to change, identifying continuous improvement and efficiency opportunities and possess solid organizational abilities.   

Primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to:  

Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community.  

Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans.  

Establishing 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.  

Measuring and reporting program performance.  

Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders.  

Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.  

Establishing design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test.  

Creation, review, and finalization of the program Statement of Work.  

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

Identifying, allocating, and managing program resources, including workforce planning  

Establish milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications   

Development and adherence to master plans and schedules.  

Establishment and management of the program and subordinate baselines.  

Develop and ensure adherence to budget baselines including conduct of Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies and tools, when required  

Act as primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance  

Coordinate the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract   

Ensure adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards  

Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE,CFE,etc.).  

Managing suppliers to meet program objectives.  

Adherence to all intern