Sr Principal Engineer Planning Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time

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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) has an opening for a Sr. Principal Project Manager (Level
4) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within the F35 Modification Management organization. This role is an onsite opportunity which may be located in Fort Worth, TX;
San Diego, CA;
Beaufort, SC;
Cherry Point, NC; or Yuma, AZ.

The Sr. Principal Project Manager will be responsible for the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The individual will own and maintain aircraft modification schedules and execution performance through close coordination with the F35 Depot Flow Plan scheduling team, the F35 Modifications Manager, the F-35 Modifications Integrator, Field Team Leads, and onsite Contract Field Team (CFT) leadership.

Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares daily status reports. Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and stakeholder satisfaction goals and objectives. Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving. Primary responsibilities and job duties may also include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as the senior project manager for F 35 aircraft modification induction, execution, and sell off at depot and operational sites (e.g., MCAS Miramar, NAS Lemoore, and other F 35 locations), ensuring aircraft are returned to the customer on time and within scope.
• Develop, integrate, and maintain detailed modification schedules in alignment with the F 35 Depot Flow Plan, including multiple concurrent mods, inspections and repair activities (e.g., Time Compliance Technical Directives (TCTDs), Corrosion Inspections, and unit requested Production Asset Inspection Requirements (PAIRs), Action Request (AR) support).
• Partner side-by-side with the Program Manager to ensure all customer deliverables, reports, and briefings are accurate, data driven, and delivered in a timely manner.
• Lead and coordinate cross functional Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) across engineering (including Low Observable and structures), quality, production operations, supply chain, training, and business management to achieve program objectives.
• Coordinate closely with external stakeholders including USMC/USN customers, individual site leads, depot/Modification, Retrofit, Overhaul & U points of contact, and domestic/international partners to communicate aircraft status, risks, and recovery plans.
• Drive Risk and Opportunity Management for the F 35 Modification Management program: identify, analyze, track, and report risks; develop and implement mitigation plans; and monitor residual risk through execution.
• Ensure implementation of new processes and continuous improvement actions based on QA results, customer feedback and lessons learned (e.g., Internal Corrective Action Request (iCAR) / Site/Supplier Corrective Action Request (SCAR) / Letter of Concern (LOC) corrective actions, training effectiveness, attrition trends).
• Ensure IPTs understand and adhere to contract scope, Statement of Work (SOW) and contract change;…