2026 Associate Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst - San Diego HYBRID

Northrop Grumman Corp.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst to join the Business Management Organization in support of the Triton Program. The role focuses on cost control, budgeting, and scheduling for contract work and requires a U.S.

citizenship with ability to obtain a security clearance. The successful candidate will develop budgets, analyze funding profiles, and ensure programs stay within negotiated parameters while coordinating with government cost control

Qualifications

• Be completing or has completed a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution by August 2026.
• Majoring in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Set up cost control systems and monitor costs and schedules on contracts.
• Prepare budgets and schedules; perform financial analyses and variance analyses.
• Ensure funding availability and maintain accurate expenditure records; request funding as needed.
• Incorporate contractual changes into control systems and maintain baselines.
• Perform schedule risk assessments to mitigate cost and scheduling risks.

Skills

Cost control

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Schedule management

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

• RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
• CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
• CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
• TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Business Management Organization supporting the Triton Program.

Roles and Responsibilities to include but not limited to

• Sets up cost control system, monitors and controls costs and schedules on contracts requiring validated cost schedule control system.
• Performs analyses and prepares reports to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines.
• Prepares budgets and schedules for contract work and performs and/or assists in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, and variance analysis.
• Prepares program plans to ensure program requirements and statement of work are captured and scheduled.
• Performs schedule risk assessments to identify and mitigate program cost and scheduling risks.
• Ensures adequate funding availability by maintaining accurate records of expenditures, directing preparation of expenditure projections, and submitting timely requests for additional funding to the government.
• Incorporates contractual changes into control systems by staying aware of outstanding work against each contract to maintain realistic contract cost and schedule baselines.

Basic Qualifications for an Associate Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst (A01)

• Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution by August 2026.
• Be majoring in or having majored in a Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite). Final approved U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special Access may be required to start.

Preferred Qualifications

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher
• Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork, capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular).

Pay Range

• Associate Program Cost and Schedule Control Analyst (A01): $63,000 to $94,600

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The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.