Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Contracts Professional Level 3 (Principal Contracts Administrator) to join its team of qualified and diverse individuals supporting its Air Dominance Division. This position will be located in Palmdale, CA following a Hybrid 9/80 work schedule.

The successful candidate will support the high-profile B-2 Program and work closely on a day-to-day basis with Managers, Directors, Engineers & Vice Presidents.

This position will be hired at a Principal Contract Administrator Level 3 and will follow a 9/80, Hybrid work schedule. This schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. The Principal Contract Administrator is responsible for supporting proposal preparation, contract negotiation, contract administration and customer contact activities to provide and ensure proper contract acquisition and fulfillment in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer requirements. You will be an embedded member of the program management team, supporting program success and new growth opportunities across the portfolio.

Primary Job Duties:

· Act as primary interface with customer for contractual issues

· Monitor contract and associated program to ensure that contractual obligations are communicated and understood

· Participate in contract proposal preparation, contract negotiations, contract administration, and customer contract activities to manage assigned contracts in accordance with company policies, legal requirements, and customer specifications

· Work under general supervision to develop solutions to both routine and complex contractual matters to ensure company compliance with contract requirements on assigned programs

· Ensure fulfillment of contract requirements, manage contract changes and maintain historical information

· Review terms and conditions to address provisions and risks of financial terms, acceptance criteria, delivery requirements, warranty, intellectual property, termination provisions, indemnification and all other potential risk areas and recommend risk mitigation strategies

· Prepare and manage written communications with internal and external customers for assigned contractual matters

· Enter and maintain contract data into Contract Management System or Enterprise Accounting System

· Ensure timely delivery of all contractual deliverables and submission of invoices

Basic Qualifications for Principal Level Contracts Administrator 3:

· Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years of professional work experience, or Master’s Degree and 3 years of professional work experience

· An additional 4 years of experience will be accepted in lieu of degree

· Ability to travel up to 10% of the time

· Knowledge of FAR/DFAR requirements

· Knowledge of multiple contract types including Firm Fixed Price, Time & Materials or Cost Plus Fixed Fee

· Must have the ability to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Additional Qualifications:

· Prior experience within aerospace or defense

· Experience with incentive fee and award fee contract types

· Contract Management Certification (Certified Professional Contract Manager, Certified Commercial Contract Manager, Certified Federal Contract Manager, Certified Contract Management Associate)

· Current, active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance

We offer flexible work arrangements to include a 9/80 Hybrid work schedule, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.