Program Manager

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
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.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Program Manager 2 to join our team of qualified individuals within our Research and Advanced Design (R&AD) organization. This leadership role will be in Melbourne, FL.

The Program Manager 2 will be responsible for end-to-end-management of a multi-year MRL microelectronics-focused maturation program, which will primarily include multiple subcontractors whose performance is critical for program success. The role includes providing financial leadership, program execution oversight, ensuring alignment between technical execution, cost performance, and schedule performance. The PM is responsible for briefing the portfolio and division leadership, partners closely with cost management, contracts and engineering and ensures disciplined execution of the program within cost and schedule.

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems – Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) transforms breakthrough ideas into mission-ready capabilities through intelligent anticipation. We’re the front-end design engine, defining what comes next. From developing cutting-edge next-generation future aircraft to trailblazing collaborative autonomous platforms, we push the boundaries of technology and forge industry-leading partnerships that set new standards for what’s possible.

Our team owns the full lifecycle of advanced concept creation, from visionary early-stage designs and rapid prototyping to high-impact demonstrations and solving the toughest technical challenges in survivability, autonomy, and battle management. We seek curious, adaptable people who thrive on turning intuition into breakthrough solutions. If you’re driven to invent the future, build what’s next, and shape the landscape of national security, this is where you belong.

• Additional responsibilities will be to ensure the subcontractors have the documented maturation processes to report yield improvements on their products
• The PM needs to be capable of communicating yield improvement metrics to the partners that will be required to fully satisfy program CDLRs
• Provides leadership to program integration staff through coaching, mentoring, and other staff development approaches
• Provides strategies and direction for operations and program management areas within the program
• Provides program management for all phases of the program from inception through completion including cost, schedule, and technical performance of each task
• Delivers presentations to customers, executive management, and other program stakeholders
• Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions,…