Manager Programs

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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’s Mission Systems (NGMS) sector is looking for Manager Programs 2 to support the Advanced Intelligent Systems (AIS) Business Area (BA). This position will be on-site in Annapolis, MD. The AIS organization is responsible for creating innovative solutions to our customers’ most challenging problems by developing enabling technologies and integrating them into next generation mission systems. Key technologies include Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), ocean engineering, sonar signal processing, undersea and surface vehicle autonomy, robotics, and modeling and simulation.

As Program Manager (PM) for the AIS BA, you will have the opportunity to lead world-class technical teams performing Collaborative Research and Development (CRAD) programs for some of our nation’s most renowned and respected R&D agencies, including DARPA, the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Office of Naval Research, and numerous others. Your team will perform cutting-edge research in ocean engineering, undersea and surface vehicle autonomy, undersea sensing, and related enabling technologies.

As Program Manager, you will be responsible for fostering customer relationships, responding to customer research and development proposal requests, capturing new business, setting technical direction, managing staffing, and successfully executing groundbreaking engineering programs while maintaining schedule, budget, and compliance with security and regulatory requirements. Your primary objectives will be the research, maturation and transition of advanced capabilities to NGMS products and creating the customer intimacy needed to drive business growth across the CRAD portfolio.

You will lead a cross-functional organization aligned to common program performance goals. In addition to program execution, you will lead activities to develop and grow the scope of programs by proposing innovations and enhancements throughout the program lifecycle. You will also work with customers to shape future opportunities and develop winning proposals. This includes leading Internal Research and Development (IR&D) activities, as well as close coordination with business development and transition organizations across the enterprise.

Your responsibilities will collectively include, but are not limited to:

• Creating, leading and directing cross-functional teams of technical subject matter experts to innovate disruptive emerging technologies.
• 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.
• 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…