Program Manager - Special Programs

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Top 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.

AOA Xinetics (AOX), a wholly owned Northrop Grumman Space Systems, Intelligence Solutions Division, Mission Enabling Products business units, is a leading supplier of complex electro-optic and photonic systems and subsystems that control and manipulate light waves for a variety of applications. We are seeking a dynamic Program Manager for our Special Programs Business Area located in East Hartford, CT.

Reporting to the Special Programs Execution Manager, the Program Manager will lead AOX’s partnership with customers in commercial ventures, the U.S. Government, and U.S. defense prime and second-tier contractors. Our ideal candidate will possess exceptional technical expertise and collaborative people skills with the proven ability experience to work within a technically dynamic, high-growth, fast-paced and strategically important business unit for NG Space Systems.

• Directs all phases of programs from inception through completion
• Responsible for the cost, schedule, and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs
• Coordinates the preparation of proposals, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract
• Acts as primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance
• Communicates program metrics, needs, and issues through multiple levels of corporate management utilizing company tools and processes
• Establishes design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test
• Establishes milestones, identifies program problems, and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules
• Works with other PMs to coordinate staffing across programs based on program priorities set by the Execution Manager
• Directs the work of employees assigned to the program from technical, manufacturing, and administrative areas
• Controls expenditures within limitation of project budget

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and eight years of experience in project/task management Experience with Defense/Government contracts
• Demonstrated experience serving in a formal program or project leadership role, such as Project Lead, Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, Cost Account Manager (CAM), or equivalent, with responsibility for delivering against defined technical, contractual, cost, schedule, and/or performance requirements.
• Familiarity with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, e.g. Costpoint or SAP. Has the ability to efficiently navigate the system, enter program data, and obtain metrics needed to manage the program.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills
• Strong critical thinking and logical…