Program Manager - ESPASat​/ESPAStar; Top Secret

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% 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, Space Systems (NGSS) is looking for a Manager, Programs Level 2 to lead the ESPASat/Star Product Lines Sustainment portfolio of programs within the Space Segment Production (SSP) Operating Unit (OU) in the Space Security Systems (BU).

The primary objective will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. The selected individual will lead a cross-functional, geographically diverse organization aligned to common program performance goals.

This role will be in an influential position shaping a critical portion of the nation’s future space architecture. If selected, you will oversee all aspects of post hardware delivery sustainment for the entire ESPASat/Star Product Lines. You will lead teams through Launch, Mission Operations, Flight Software Builds (pre/post hardware delivery), Storage Maintenance, and System Integrator support. This position will report directly to the SSP OU Director and can be in either Dulles, VA or Gilbert, AZ.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs.
• Participates in weekly customer meetings and delivers daily status to program managers.
• Participates in the negotiation of contract and contract changes.
• Knowledge and execution of a variety of proposal and contract types (FFP, CPFF, etc)
• Coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract
• Produces metrics on execution for FSW Qualification Builds. Identifies how to build efficiency into the program-to-program flow
• Acts as primary customer contact for all sustainment program activities, leading mission operations and FSW program review sessions with customers to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance
• Establishes design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, and design based on lessons learned from on-orbit activities
• Develops new business or expand the product line with the customer
• Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications
• Directs the work of employees assigned to the program from technical, manufacturing and administrative areas
• Preparation of charts and briefings on status/progress and processes; delivering presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
• Coordination of Contract Change Board activities internally and with the customer, to include Engineering Change Proposals (ECP).
• Government Property (GFE, CFE, etc.) tracking and management.
• Addressing workforce planning needs, as needed.

• Bachelor’s Degree and 8 years, or Master’s and 6 years’ experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries. In lieu of a degree, 4 additional years of experience will be considered.
• 5 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving…