Program Manager 1

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS), located in Lanham Maryland, specializes in high performance, high reliability avionics and Space Flight subsystems for Aerospace, Defense, Space, Nuclear Defense and Instrumentation applications. ATS' space products have supported more than 28 space missions over a period of 25 years. These missions stretch back to Apollo and the beginning of the US Space Program and include a large diversity of civil and military programs, including notable programs like SBIRS, X-37B, Hubble, Orbital Express, Space Station, Shuttle, Mars Lander, Astronaut EMU Suits and 20 other NASA missions including four of their early small satellites.  ATS was one of the first organizations in Northrop Grumman to foresee the potential of evolving Small Satellite technologies for application within the military, civil and commercial space markets.

PLEASE NOTE: The ATS group will be moving from Lanham, MD to the Hanover, MD site in early 2026.

Description

This position requires directly interfacing with the Customer, Program Management, Business Management, Engineering, Manufacturing Support teams including Production, Production Control, and Quality to develop, support, and manage detailed schedules and overall production objectives and execution. This position will also represent NG at all program and customer reviews; developing and presenting status, data, metrics and charts.  You will be responsible for developing mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with other project managers, line managers, and clients.  This position will be located in Lanham, MD. 

Roles and Responsibilities:

The primary objective will be the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. 

Program Managers are responsible for leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout).  Primary responsibilities are the management of cost, schedule, and technical performance of company programs or subsystems and include, but are not limited to:

• Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations.
• Managing the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the program, including tracking as the Task Order level.
• Interfacing with internal and external customers, vendors, and company support organizations.
• Developing and delivering presentations to executive management and other program stakeholders.
• Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization.
• Ensuring that projects and/or Task Orders are completed on schedule and within budget.
• Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions.
• Identification, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements.
• Driving adherence to the change management process by ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope and manages changes at both the program and Task Order level.
• Developing and adhering to budget baselines for Task Orders issued and defined by customer requirements
• Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)
• Adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 5 years, or Master’s and 3 years’ experience supporting U.S. Government contracts involving planning, procurement, hardware production, and/or parts management, in Aerospace and Defense industry
• In lieu of a degree, 5 years of relevant experience (manufacturing, parts procurement, parts management) may be considered

• A minimum of 3 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either project lead, integrated program team or cost account manager, including tracking as the Task Order level.
• Experience with Driving adherence to the change management including adherence to contract scope and manages changes at both the program and Task Order level.
• Ability to manage external customers and internal functional teams through all aspects of engineering, development, hardware fabrication and testing
• Demonstrated financial management skills including development and control of program budgets, schedules, risk management, EAC’s and the ability to recognize and capture program changes.
• Excellent external and internal communication and presentation skills
• Position requires that the applicant must be able to obtain a clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previously worked in a deadline driven environment.
• Experience in the defense industry
• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated strong ability to multi-task in a challenging environment with competing priorities in a positive manner
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• STEM Degree

Salary Range: $129,900.00 - $194,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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 including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.