Australian Defense Industry Development Lead

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Annual leave

Parental leave

Employee assistance program

Work-life balance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Australia is driving Australia's sovereign solid rocket motor manufacturing capability through the GWEO initiative. This role focuses on building and maturing an Australian supplier network to support long-term production milestones, working with industry, government and Northrop Grumman specialists.

Based in Canberra or Brisbane with hybrid working and a 9 day fortnight option, the role centers on turning potential suppliers into production-ready partners while aligning with

Qualifications

• Ability to build trusted relationships across industry, government and internal teams.
• Experience coordinating across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong communication and liaison skills to move qualification and development activities forward.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships across industry, government and internal program teams to strengthen Australia's future manufacturing capability.
• Work with suppliers to understand capability gaps and support their journey towards production readiness.
• Coordinate conversations between technical specialists, program teams and industry partners to keep qualification and development activities moving forward.
• Align supplier development plans with future production and capability requirements.
• Support Australian Industry Capability (AIC) commitments and reporting.
• Keep complex stakeholder groups connected, informed and focused on the same outcomes.

Skills

Relationship building

Stakeholder management

Networking

Project coordination

Job description

Northrop Grumman Australia is driving Australia's sovereign solid rocket motor manufacturing capability through the GWEO initiative. This role focuses on building and maturing an Australian supplier network to support long-term production milestones, working with industry, government and Northrop Grumman specialists.

Based in Canberra or Brisbane with hybrid working and a 9 day fortnight option, the role centers on turning potential suppliers into production-ready partners while aligning with