Senior Principal Engineering Program Manager Airborne Navigation Systems

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

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.

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. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in
Woodland Hills, CA
has been providing
navigation and inertial measurement technology for over 60 years
. Our solutions are deployed from
undersea to deep space
, including on
James Webb Space Telescope
and missions on
Mars
. We look for people with bold 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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a
Senior Principal Engineering Program Manager (EPM)in
Woodland Hills, CA
. This role leads engineering execution for
airborne navigation systems
with strong emphasis on developing safety‑critical capabilities
. You will partner closely with Program Managers, Chief Engineers, discipline functional engineering management, and other support organizations to deliver on cost, schedule, and technical commitments.

This is a
full‑time, on‑site
role in Woodland Hills, CA.

What You’ll Get to Do

The EPM is accountable for
cost, schedule, and execution of all engineering scope
on the program and ensures work is completed within approved budget and contractual boundaries across all IPTs.

Key responsibilities:

• Engineering execution across the full program lifecycle
  (capture through delivery) for airborne navigation systems.
• Ensure engineering execution meets the applicable level of rigor and aligns with standards including MIL‑STD‑810for environmental qualification,DO‑178andMIL‑STD‑882for safety‑critical software development, andDO‑229for GPS integrity certification.
• Serve as the
  primary engineering interface
  to the Program Manager, Chief Engineer, and functional organizations (Systems, Software, Hardware, Test, Manufacturing, Supply Chain).
• Develop, review, and defend
  engineering proposal estimates and BOEs
  ;
• Oversee
  CAM
  responsibilities for engineering scope, rolling wave planning, budget allocation, Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) maintenance, earned value status, and estimating total costs to complete efforts.
• Support
  schedule and financial updates
  , lead engineering
  Page and Line (P&L) reviews
  , and drive
  data‑informed decisions
  using program metrics.
• Develop
  staffing plans and Work Load Forecasts (WLF)and partner with functional managers to project and secure resources.
• Proactively
  identify, communicate, and burn down program execution risk
  , driving risk/issue/opportunity handling plans across IPTs.
• Develop and execute risk mitigation plans and return‑to‑green plans for efforts on the program at risk of not meeting their baseline…