Northrop Grumman

Program Manager 2 - Site Lead

Northrop Grumman$161K — $241K *
Aerospace & Defense
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree with 10 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 8 years
  • Experience in aerospace, particularly with antennas and RF components
  • Project or Program Leadership experience including scheduling and budgeting
  • Background in business development related to proposals and customer relations
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
  • Commitment to quality and continuous improvement
  • Proficiency in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project)

Responsibilities

  • Oversee full site operations as the direct manager for the Hopkinton Site
  • Lead a diverse team with autonomy in project lifecycle from inception to production
  • Interface with customers and leadership to develop solutions and ensure successful outcomes
  • Manage program execution including monitoring technical performance, schedules, and budgets
  • Support RF and mechanical design activities and specific capturing efforts
  • Engage in business development to drive site growth and division objectives
  • Ensure compliance with manufacturing standards and quality requirements

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available
  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Savings plan
  • Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO)
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a ProgramManager 2, Site Lead to to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position is located in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.

The Program Manager 2, Site Lead will require a strong technical leader with a focus on program execution and business development including customer intimacy, proposal development, cost and schedule performance management. You will be overseeing full site operations as direct manager to the Hopkinton Site, which includes a variety of disciplines, and reporting to the larger corporate division. In addition, you will be the main interface with customers and leadership, developing solution and ensuring captures, and successful execution of technical performance, schedule and budget.

The Hopkinton Massachusetts facility is engaged in the design, development, and manufacturing of antennas, passive microwave components, and high power components for EW aerospace applications and associated OEM's. We have a strong cultural focus on design for manufacturability and therefore have our manufacturing and engineering resources co-located within the facility. In addition to our in-house machining, assembly, and quality capabilities, our test department has two antenna ranges. One is a far field range and the other is a near field 8'x8' scanning range. The test department also has multiple PNAs giving us measurement capability to 50GHz on site. Design development and manufacturing use industry standard software packages which are readily available.

Position Description:

This position will require an individual comfortable with leading diverse team with a significant amount of autonomy and associated accountability, covering the full life cycle of projects from inception through production. Given the small team environment, we are looking for a leader with the willingness to assume multiple roles and responsibilities from supporting RF and mechanical design, design for manufacturability (DFM), proposal support, program execution and management and business development. This position has the ability to directly influence site growth through business development that contributes to the objectives of the division. Applicants must have the ability to work hands-on with floor operations, engage in leadership, and assist in customer development. Applicants must demonstrate prior working experience in the aerospace industry and substantiate prior leadership and engineering experience.

Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.

Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree and 10 years (or Bachelor of Science in STEM and 9 years) of related experience as defined below, OR a Master's degree and 8 years (or Master of Science in STEM and 7 years) of related experience as defined below:
  • Related experience includes professional and/or military experience to include a background in project management, program management, engineering, capture efforts, and/or business management related functions.
  • Prior experience in the aerospace industry, with design, development and/or production of antenna apertures and passive RF components.
  • Project or Program Leadership experience: scheduling, budgets, product costing, Cost Account Management (CAM), internal and external customer interface, reports and presentations, PDR's CDR,s etc.
  • Experience in at least one of the following areas of business development: proposal management, customer development, new business capture, business management and strategy.
  • Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated Secret Clearance and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.
  • Commitment to quality and customer service, fostering and leading in a culture of continuous improvement
  • Proficient in MS Office suite: Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Project.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Active Government Secret Security Clearance.
  • Background in design for manufacturability and a general understanding of manufacturing processes such as dip-brazing, plating, painting, machining.
  • Demonstrated ability to develop product designs independently, and verify those designs through prototype fabrication and testing. Understanding of mechanical drawings and geometric tolerance. Experience in the creation and execution of Acceptance Test Plans and Qualification Test Plans as required.
  • Ability to work cooperatively with and through a diverse team to execute multiple projects from kick off through completion.
  • Experience managing a large, diverse program portfolio consisting of contracts varying from 100K to $8M.
  • Proposal writing experience and business development support. Working with the customer to develop a solution and associated tailoring of the customer's specification. Experience with generation of SOWs and Supplier SOWs, specifications reviews, compliance reviews, including pricing and schedule support for the proposed solution.
  • Working experience with the test and measurement of antenna and RF passive components, utilizing Orbit FR 959 far field and scanning range test equipment such as a vector network analyzer (VNA).
  • Background in electromagnetics, high Power RF components: Waveguides and Coaxial. Quadridge Antenna design, Broad band component design.
  • Familiarity with MRP systems, specifically SAP.
  • Functional or people management experience.
  • General AS9100 quality system requirements.


Primary Level Salary Range: $161,000.00 - $241,700.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a security company that provides systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services to government and commercial customers. They design, develop, and build everything from aircraft and spacecraft to cyber security systems. The company is involved in a wide range of defense and technology projects, including the development of aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced electronics.

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Net Income
$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
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