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About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company providing systems in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, space, strike, and logistics. Industry: Aerospace & Defense
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The Manager Programs 2 joins the Multidomain Sensing, Targeting, and Survivability Division's Amherst Systems Operating Unit. This role involves managing cost, schedule, technical, and contractual performance across complex engineering development, production, lab infrastructure, logistics, and sustainment activities. The manager will integrate evolving hardware and software baselines across multiple contract vehicles, establishing executable plans and managing cross-program dependencies. Key responsibilities include risk control, requirements definition, proposal development, and contract negotiations. The position requires proficiency in financial management and reporting tools, specifically Earned Value Management and Risk & Opportunity Management. The work focuses on developing and delivering realistic threat simulation systems used for the testing and training of electronic warfare systems globally. Candidates must possess the ability to obtain a Secret level government clearance to support these mission-enabling solutions.
Own end-to-end execution of complex engineering development, production, lab infrastructure, logistics, and sustainment activities.
Manage cost, schedule, technical, and contractual performance across multiple contract vehicles and interdependent programs.
Establish executable plans to identify and manage cross-program dependencies and technical risks.
Forecast and achieve financial performance objectives while maintaining strict contractual scope discipline.
Lead requirements definition, proposal development, contract negotiations, and engineering change management.
Prepare and present status briefings to senior internal and external stakeholders.
Resolve cross-program conflicts and proactively remove barriers to ensure customer and business commitments are met.
Maintain disciplined programmatic control of engineering changes by assessing technical, cost, and schedule impacts.
What we're looking for
Must possess a Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of experience, a Master’s degree with 6+ years of experience, or 12+ years of relevant experience.
Must have experience leading complex development, engineering services, production, logistics, or sustainment programs with ownership of cost, schedule, and technical requirements.
Must have experience operating within a cross-functional execution environment.
Must have experience managing programs using financial management and reporting tools like Earned Value Management and Risk & Opportunity Management.
Must have experience managing customer-facing execution.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret level government clearance.
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Experience managing transition of complex systems through development, production, fielding, and sustainment (preferred).
Earned Value Management
EVMS
Ms. Project
Network Systems
Program Management
Cost & Schedule Control
Financial Management
Margin Analysis
Forecast at Completion
ETC/EAC Development
Earned Value Management (EVM)
Cyber Operations
Program Management
Integrated Program Teams (IPT)
Proposal Development
Technical Performance Measures
Product Research
Earned Value Management (EVM)
RF Product Development
FAR
DFARS
Project Management
Proposal Development
Integrated Program Teams (IPT)
Cost & Schedule Control
Product Research
Capture Planning