Manager Programs - Minotaur Program
Listed on 2026-02-06
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Operations Manager
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret
TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
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 Space Systems - Launch and Missile Defense Systems division is seeking a Program Manager , supporting our Minotaur Rocket Program. This position will be located in Chandler, Arizona.
Only local candidates will be considered. No relocation provisions are available.
Within Launch & Missile Defense Systems Division, the Launch Vehicles Business Unit is responsible for the technical and program management associated with design, procurement, manufacture, integration, test, operation and servicing of a wide range of aerospace components, subsystems, systems and services. Including, but not limited to:
Launch Vehicles, Target Vehicles for missile defense and Support Services for Commercial, Defense and Government / Civil customers.
The Minotaur program supports the United States Space Force by providing a family of launch vehicles that utilize surplus strategic missile motors integrated by our launch team with new avionics/software/GNC and structures. Our Minotaur team performs all mission integration with the customer payload and conducts the launch operation. Minotaur launch vehicles are used to deliver critical national security payloads to orbit and also to conduct suborbital test missions.
The primary objective for the Minotaur Program Manager will be the delivery of contractual mission requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support new business pursuits. The individual will lead a cross-functional organization and supplier base aligned to program goals.
The Minotaur Program Manager’s primary responsibilities are to execute and manage cost, schedule, and technical performance for all aspects related to this scope including, but not limited to:
Roles and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
Supporting daily execution of the Minotaur missions, reporting directly to the Director of Space Launch
Responsible for establishing program objectives and tracking progress to successful completion
Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements, both internal requirements and external mission requirements
Effective cultivation and management of suppliers and teammate deliverables within program commitments
Measuring and reporting program performance, then seeking continuous improvement of the program’s operations
Delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the USSF and greater DoD community
Participation in the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract
Together with the Material Program Manager (MPM), managing suppliers to meet program objectives, participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions
Development and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management System (EVMS) methods
Development and adherence to master plans and schedules
Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning
Ensuring…
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