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.

Embark on a career putting innovative & reliable products into space. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the company.

We have a dynamic and diverse team that provides design to launch engineering and manufacturing capabilities. We design, build and test space avionic hardware and develop ground support equipment (GSE) that supports our environmental testing and integrations services. As a Project Manager, you will be involved from conceptual design through final drawings, working with various engineering disciplines and customers to track the fabrication process through delivery.

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 successful candidate will be responsible overseeing and managing the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management. He/She will review status of projects and budgets; manage schedules and prepare status reports. You will also be assessing project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives. The ideal candidate will have strong team building skills, exhibit strong leadership potential, and possess comprehensive verbal and written communication/presentation skills.

• Oversees and manages the operational aspects of ongoing projects and serves as liaison between project management and planning, project team, and line management.
• Reviews status of projects and budgets; manages schedules and prepares status reports.
• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Develops mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with project managers, line managers, and clients.

Basic Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree
• Proficient in MS Office applications, including Excel, Word, Project & Power Point
• Demonstrated ability in working with cross organizational teams and customers
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance per business requirements (US citizenship required)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previously worked in a deadline driven environment.
• Experience with cost, schedule, project leadership, and/or process improvement.
• Experience with bases of estimates, shop order creation, and Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS).
• Reasonable knowledge of manufacturing, inventory, production, procurement and quality basics
• Active Secret clearance TS/SCI or able to obtain one.

Salary Range: $58,000 USD - $87,000 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.