Program Manager 2

Northrop Grumman

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Work type: On-site
Location: Melbourne, FL
Salary: $139,100–$208,700 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 4 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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

Northrop Grumman currently has 679 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $119,600–$179,400 across 332 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Program Manager 2

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The Program Manager 2 joins the Research and Advanced Design organization to lead a multi-year MRL microelectronics-focused maturation program. This leadership role involves end-to-end management of subcontractors, providing financial leadership, and ensuring alignment between technical execution, cost performance, and schedule performance. The manager will oversee program integration staff, establish milestones, and monitor master plans while briefing portfolio and division leadership. Key responsibilities include managing program budgets, coordinating with cost management, contracts, and engineering teams, and communicating yield improvement metrics to partners. The role requires expertise in earned value management, program planning, and resource review boards. This position addresses the technical challenge of transforming breakthrough ideas into mission-ready capabilities, specifically focusing on advanced concept creation, rapid prototyping, and solving complex problems in survivability, autonomy, and battle management.

What does a Program Manager earn?

Median $170780 from 128 postings across 21 companies.

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Skills

EVMS PMP Data Analytics Program Management Cost Management Microelectronics Rapid Prototyping CAM Project Management Resource Planning

What you'll do

Manage the end-to-end execution of a multi-year microelectronics-focused maturation program.
Provide financial leadership by aligning technical execution with cost and schedule performance.
Oversee subcontractor performance to ensure documented maturation processes and yield improvement reporting.
Brief portfolio and division leadership on program performance and financial metrics.
Lead program integration staff through coaching, mentoring, and professional development.
Establish milestones and monitor adherence to master plans while identifying and solving program problems.
Act as the primary customer contact to cultivate relationships and develop new opportunities.
Lead enterprise resource planning and resource review boards for the program.

What we're looking for

Must possess a Bachelor's degree and 10 years of related experience, or a Bachelor of Science in STEM and 9 years.
Must possess a Master's degree and 8 years of related experience, or a Master of Science in STEM and 7 years.
Must have a background in project management, program management, engineering, capture efforts, and/or business management.
Must be able to maintain a final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
Must have experience managing program budgets and briefing senior leadership on financial and program performance.
Must have experience managing subcontractors from the Defense Industrial Base and the commercial sector.
Must have strong collaboration experience with cost management, global supply chain, and contracts.
Master’s in business administration or finance (preferred).
Personnel management and development experience with demonstrated success leading and growing teams (preferred).
Experience with program or supplier management in a complex contract environment (preferred).
Experience with Program Operations, Data Analytics, Infrastructure & Facilities (preferred).
Experience with CAM duties (preferred).
Experience with EVMS (preferred).
Certified by Project Management Institute as a Project Management Professional (PMP) (preferred).
Experience managing and writing contracts (preferred).

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