Industry Development Manager

Northrop Grumman Australia; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 160,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

2 weeks purchased annual leave

Novated car-lease salary packaging

Parental leave 18 weeks

Volunteer and Reservist leave

EAP

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Australia is building sovereign solid rocket motor manufacturing capability and partnering with Australian industry to develop suppliers and scale to production readiness. The role involves coordinating across government, industry and internal teams to shape plans and secure future capability.

We seek professionals who can connect diverse groups, manage complex stakeholders, and drive supplier development with a clear focus on long-term sovereign capability.

Qualifications

• Experience in defence, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, or major projects.
• Ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating with suppliers and program teams.

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

Stakeholder management

Supplier development

Programme management

Job description

We are Northrop Grumman Australia (NGA). Our 800 strong team is leveraging unparalleled global resources to deliver sovereign Defence capability aligned to the Government’s priorities across Aeronautics, Mission Critical Systems, Space and Guided Weapons. As we build our business and our capabilities, we are also developing a reputation as a great place to work. Help us define what is possible for our nation and for your career.

The Role:

Australia's sovereign solid rocket motor capability can’t be built by a single factory or supplier. It will be built by developing an home‑grown, industrial ecosystem capable of supporting production for decades to come.

Northrop Grumman Australia is helping establish the nation's sovereign solid rocket motor manufacturing capability through the Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) enterprise. This role will play a key part in developing the Australian supplier network needed to support this future production.

You’ll partner across Australian industry, program leadership, engineering teams and Northrop Grumman US specialists to identify capability gaps, develop suppliers and build the manufacturing capacity needed to support future production requirements.

The suppliers are not all there yet. Some have capability today but need support to scale. Others have the foundations but require qualification, certification and investment before they can play a meaningful role in the supply chain. Your focus is helping industry move from potential to capability, and then capability to production readiness.

Working backwards from future manufacturing milestones, you’ll help shape the plans, partnerships and supplier development activities needed to support Australia's long‑term sovereign manufacturing objectives.

Brisbane or Canberra based. Hybrid working and a 9 day fortnight option available.

Australian Citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain an NV1 security clearance is mandatory.

Key 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.

About You

You might come from Defence, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, industry development or major project environments.

The common thread is your ability to build trusted relationships and navigate complex stakeholder networks.

You’ll likely enjoy:

• Bringing together people with different priorities and helping them work towards a common goal.
• Building long‑term relationships with industry partners and suppliers.
• Turning broad objectives into practical plans and actions.
• Working across technical and non‑technical stakeholder groups.
• Seeing the bigger picture while keeping momentum behind delivery.

You won’t need to be the deepest technical expert in the room. Our engineers will support the technical complexity. Your strength is connecting the right people, asking the right questions and helping move important work forward.

What we Offer

We have built our benefits to help you define your possible.

• Professional Development – further education, leadership development, professional industry memberships and unlimited access to a range of online training
• Purchased annual leave – 2 weeks
• Salary packaging including novated car leases
• Generous paid parental leave – 18 Weeks
• Volunteer and enhanced Reservist Leave
• Employee Assistance Program

Everyone Matters

Doing the right thing and sharing success are two values underpinning how we behave at Northrop Grumman. Here, everyone matters including candidates from diverse backgrounds.

We are particularly proud of our commitment to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as demonstrated through our Second Innovate RAP (2024-2026), and our support for Veteran employment, and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and Veterans to apply to join our team.

As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, you must be an Australian Citizen. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are applicable, as such your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role. You will also need to satisfy police checks and employment screening verification.

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