F-Master Planning Manager - R10211048

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.

Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a F‑35 Master Planning Manager 2 to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals within our F‑35 organization. This leadership role is located onsite in Redondo Beach, California
. We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self‑motivated, proactive, and goal‑oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available.
• Clearance Type: None.
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

• Lead and manage master schedule baselines for all F‑35 Operating Units, ensuring alignment with approved Change Requests (CRs) and major proposals.
• Oversee integration of changes and proposals prior to acceptance of contractual schedules.
• Coordinate and validate RPO acceptance, ensuring SAP requirements are properly loaded per BIR‑approved packages.
• Provide execution visibility and Line of Balance (LOB) metrics for critical and high‑risk parts.
• Develop and release Basic Assumptions Memorandums (BAMs) as required; communicate updates and changes to the broader program team.
• Maintain second‑source BAMs, program‑approved sourcing strategies, and Block Point Change schedules.
• Manage cross‑functional support to ensure complete and accurate schedule change requests are prepared for program leadership approval.
• Collaborate with the customer and internal stakeholders to review and approve baseline updates.
• Interpret Statement of Work (SOW), assess risks and issues, establish priorities, and drive resolution through planning and functional teams.
• Partner with program leadership and the customer to resolve issues, enhance planning processes, and identify schedule improvement opportunities.

• Bachelor's degree and 10 years (or Bachelor of Science in STEM and 9 years) of related experience as defined below, OR a Master’s degree and 8 years (or Master of Science in STEM and 7 years) of related experience as defined below.
• Related experience includes professional and/or military experience to include a background in project management, scheduling and planning, quality, program management, business management, global supply chain, engineering, contracts management, capture efforts, and/or business management related functions.
• Must have a minimum of 4 years experience leading a team, process, and/or projects.
• Must be able to travel 10% of the time as determined by the Company to meet its business needs.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in a STEM field.
• SQL, Power BI, or Tableau experience.
• Experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry.
• Program execution and Functional Management Experience.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite with an emphasis on Microsoft Project.

Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits…