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 Mission Systems (NGMS) Sector seeks a Program Manager 2 to lead existing and future contract and non‑contract efforts and future proposals for the Advanced Mission Capability
- Electro Magnetic Maneuver Warfare (EMW) Operating Unit
. The selected individual will be onsite in our Camarillo, CA facility.

• Lead and direct cross‑functional team supporting Airborne Electronic Attack software products throughout all program phases from inception through deployment. Manage cost, schedule, and technical performance. Participate in negotiation of contract and contract changes.
• Interface with customers for program activities. Cultivate customer relationships and intimacy to refine and shape future opportunities.
• Creation, review and finalization of the program Statement of Work.
• Identify, distribute, track, and ensure completion of program requirements.
• Develop and adhere to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools.
• Identify, allocate and manage program resources, including workforce, tools, and facilities.
• Ensure program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manage change through control board activities.
• Develop and ensure adherence to master plans and schedules.
• Manage Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.).
• Supervise team adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards.
• Support program reviews with internal and external customers.
• Develop and deliver presentations to customers, executive management, and other program stakeholders.
• Identify, mitigate, and capture risk and opportunity.
• Develop new business opportunities through long‑term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans.
• Participate in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.

• Support the senior program manager in pre‑proposal planning, including RFP shaping, response strategy, and development of capture‑related products.
• Support proposal execution approach, team roles and responsibilities, schedule, and staffing requirements.
• Lead and manage responses to streamlined offers from our prime contractors including evaluations of supportability using accurate basis of estimates for pricing and resources.

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 years, or Master's with 6 years' experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers, or equivalent program management experience in a closely related industry.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross‑functional teams across multiple programs or contracts with varying scope and complexity.
• Demonstrated experience training, leading and directing engineering teams through established systems engineering or product development processes.
• Experience managing cost‑plus contracts.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance required to be considered and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program clearance.

• Experience managing programs across…