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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 Program Manager 2 - ESPAStar Product Line joins the Space Superiority Division to serve as the focal point for program execution for a restricted customer. This role involves leading key technology demonstration efforts and managing diverse cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, business management, and supply chain. The successful candidate will oversee project planning, budgeting, and tracking against cost, schedule, and technical objectives while managing technical projects or investment portfolios. Required competencies include spacecraft design, integration and test, payload design, launch vehicle integration, space mission operations, or space ground systems. The role requires proficiency in project performance management tools like schedules, metrics dashboards, and EVMS concepts. Candidates must navigate both classified and unclassified environments to solve complex aerospace and space system architecture problems.
What does a Program Manager earn?
Median $173592 from 118 postings across 23 companies.
Serve as the primary focal point for program execution for a restricted customer.
Lead key technology demonstration efforts and manage diverse cross-functional teams.
Manage technical projects and investment portfolios including planning, budgeting, and tracking.
Monitor project health using performance management tools like schedules, metrics dashboards, and EVMS concepts.
Communicate status, risks, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical leadership.
Identify and implement process improvements, affordability initiatives, and cycle time reductions.
Apply agile or incremental development approaches to hardware and mixed hardware/software environments.
Operate successfully within both classified and unclassified environments to meet program objectives.
What we're looking for
Must possess an active/current Top-Secret/SCI clearance at time of application.
Must be a U.S. Citizen.
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Business, or related discipline with 8 years of experience supporting U.S. Government contracts.
Master’s Degree with 6 years of experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers.
5+ years of relevant experience in engineering, project management, or program management supporting complex aerospace or space systems.
Experience managing technical projects or investment portfolios, including planning, budgeting, and tracking execution against cost, schedule, and technical objectives.
Solid technical background in spacecraft/space system architectures, payloads, and subsystem-level trade studies.
Experience leading cross-functional teams and applying project performance management tools like EVMS concepts or metrics dashboards.
Earned Value Management (EVM)
Command and Control
Space Vehicle Operations
Counterspace Architectures
Capture Management
Integrated Program Teams (IPT)
Technical Performance Baseline
Proposal Development
Earned Value Management (EVM)
Agile
Systems Engineering
Integration and Test Engineering
Cyber Engineering
Capture Management
Project Management
Program Management
STEM
C4ISR
Electronic Warfare
Agile
Embedded Software Development
Risk Management
Program Management
Business Development
Capture Strategies
Technical Performance
Proposal Development
IPRS
Earned Value Management (EVM)
Satellites
Space-to-Ground Communications
Command and Control
Space Vehicle Operations
Counterspace Architectures
Capture Management
Integrated Program Teams (IPT)
Cost & Schedule Control
Technical Performance Baseline
Proposal Development