Deputy Engineering Program Manager 3

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Azusa
Posted on: March 17, 2020

Job Description:

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom and democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have a lot of 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 Space Systems in Azusa, CA is seeking a Deputy Program Manager 3. The Deputy Program Manager is responsible for direct participation in all phases of a new development classified program. Primary responsibilities will include but are not limited to: ? Develop customer relationships and cultivate customer intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community ? Enable cross-functional teams to meet program cost, schedule and technical objectives ? Development and delivery of presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders o Submission of program performance in internal reporting systems (i.e. monthly Engineering Program Reviews and Business Area Reviews) ? Develop new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and proposal development ? Assist the Program Manager in the negotiation and establishment of schedule milestones, payment, and other key contract terms and conditions ? Adherence to all internal processes for Program Management o Addressing workforce planning needs, as needed ? Ensure program team understands and adheres to the contract scope ? Management of the team members to adhere to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools ? Management of the risk & opportunity team to include identification, mitigation and realization Qualifications:Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in a S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) Field and 10 years' or Master's and 8 years' experience supporting Government contracts and/or project management in other industries Experience with planning, scheduling, and earned value management systems (EVMS) to initiate, develop, integrate, execute, direct and control program plans and cost and schedule baselines that meet both program contractual requirements and stakeholder expectations. This also includes risk and opportunity management. Active DoD Secret clearance must be held and maintained. U.S. Citizenship is required. Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret Clearance and SCI program access is required Preferred Qualifications: Experience creating and managing resource plans to support cost and schedule requirements Familiarity with optical sensors, mission performance and trending of key performance metrics Leading proposal activities including program extensions and opportunities to bid for additional fiscal funding resources to the existing contract Prefer a broad understanding of optical Payload technical capabilities and operations including ground mission processing and On-Board software processing Active DoD Top Secret security clearance with investigation within the past 5 years Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit /EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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