Project Management or Principal Project Management; Tech Ops Lead

Pay Ranges by Location and Job Level

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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector has an opening for a Project Management or Principal Project Management (Tech Ops Lead) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Engineering organization. This position may be located at our Melbourne, FL or Palmdale, CA sites and cannot be performed remotely.

• Facilitation of meetings, resulting actions, and any associated deliverables, including senior leadership meetings
• Drive common people processes across Engineering teams; ensure execution of human resource management functions inclusive of staffing fulfillment, redeployment, and release processes; report status including analysis of program staffing, growth, skills projections, and direct labor rates (DLR)
• Coordinate with homeroom, program, and other functional counterparts to achieve the Engineering annual operating plan (AOP) and long‑range goals and objectives
• Provide guidance on technical training and skills development initiatives across Engineering and coordinate broader skills development initiatives across all Engineering to influence outcomes
• Coordinate proposal functional reviews and approval sign‑offs by the VP Strike Engineering and/or Chief Engineers, as applicable
• Coordinate, author, and deliver weekly and monthly status reports to sector Engineering and the division
• Execute projects in support of engineering as tasked by the VP of Engineering

• Bachelor’s degree AND 2 years of related professional/military experience in engineering or project/program operations, OR a Master’s degree AND 0 years of related professional/military experience in engineering or project/program operations
• Experience in developing and managing processes across large organizations
• Active U.S. government Secret clearance (or higher) that has been granted or renewed within the last 6 years or is under continuous evaluation
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) as determined by business needs
• Use of Microsoft Office products including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, and Share Point

• Bachelor’s degree AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in engineering or project/program operations, OR a Master’s degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in engineering or project/program operations
• Experience in developing and managing processes across large organizations
• Active U.S. government Secret clearance (or higher) that has been granted or renewed within the last 6 years or is under continuous evaluation
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) as determined by business needs
• Use of Microsoft Office products including Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, and Share Point

• Knowledge and experience with the NGAS resource management process inclusive of staffing, redeployment, and release processes
• Previous experience supporting broad initiatives led by VP or Director
• Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills, as well as project management, analytical, planning and presentation skills

• CA Level 2: $75,800 – $113,800
• CA Level 3: $94,200 – $141,200
• FL Level 2: $65,500 – $98,300
• FL Level 3: $81,400 – $122,000
• Primary Level Salary Range: $65,500.00 – $
• Secondary Level Salary Range: $81,400.00 – $

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit  U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.