Munitions Program Manager 2

0894 DS - MP - ABL - Rocket Center; United States; On-site; USD 153,800 - 230,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a Munitions Program Manager 2 in Plymouth, MN. This role involves leading vital technology programs, maintaining strong customer relationships, and managing project execution and control.

The ideal candidate has experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and must possess a bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field. Responsibilities include overseeing engineering integration and ensuring project success through effective communication and negotiation.

Additional benefits include health coverage and a competitive salary range of $153,800 - $230,800.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience supporting U.S. Government contracts.
• Experience as a Project Lead, IPT Lead, or Cost Account Manager.
• Proficiency in MS Project and SAP/ERP.

Responsibilities

• Establish and sustain trusted customer relationships.
• Drive strategic capture planning and proposals.
• Oversee design concepts and engineering integration.

Skills

Interpersonal Ability

Negotiation

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace or related field

Master's degree with 6+ years experience

Tools

MS Project

SAP/ERP

Earned Value Management tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Munitions Program Manager 2 to lead a high visibility, technology critical program where technical excellence meets people focused leadership.

Relocation assistance: Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required: US Government Secret clearance.

Travel: Yes, 25% of the time.

Location: Plymouth, MN (on-site, no telework).

Key Responsibilities

• Customer Partnership: Establish and sustain trusted customer intimate relationships that uncover future opportunities.
• Lead negotiations, contract changes, scope control board actions while preserving strong rapport.
• Business Development: Drive long term strategic and capture planning, shape proposals, business cases and capture plans that win new work.
• Program Organization: Build and align Integrated Program Teams (IPT) with the right internal and external partners, define clear program structures, roles, and responsibilities.
• Execution & Control: Own cost, schedule, and technical performance using Earned Value Management tools, set, track, and report critical performance metrics and baseline schedules, manage budgets, resources, and workforce planning.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management: Produce compelling briefings and presentations for customers, senior leadership and joint review boards; maintain disciplined information flow process.
• Risk & Opportunity Management: Lead systematic risk identification, mitigation, and exploitation throughout the lifecycle, maintain transparent risk register and communicate impacts promptly.
• Technical Leadership: Oversee design concepts, engineering integration, test, and production processes; author, review, finalize Program Statement of Work and requirement packages.
• Supplier & Quality Management: Partner with vendors to guarantee quality, schedule, and cost targets, ensure compliance with internal policies, industry standards, and contractual terms.

Desired People Skills

• Exceptional Interpersonal Ability – inspire, coach, and manage daily team activities; convey status, risks, and escalations clearly to leadership.
• Collaborative Negotiator – resolve conflicts and negotiate outcomes that preserve relationships across peers, management, and customers.
• Stakeholder Communicator – design and run structured communication plans that keep all parties aligned and informed.
• Proactive Problem Solver – anticipate issues, lead root cause analysis, and drive timely resolutions across all program levels.
• Winning Proposal Champion – lead proposal teams, craft strategy, incorporate review feedback, and shepherd oral and written responses to success.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or related field with 8+ years of experience supporting U.S. Government contracts or comparable project management roles; or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of likewise experience.
• Experience as a Project Lead, IPT Lead, or Cost Account Manager delivering cost, schedule, and performance results with teams of 5+ personnel.
• Proficiency with MS Project, SAP/ERP, and Earned Value Management tools.
• Strong communication and people centric leadership skills.
• Ability to obtain a US Government Secret security clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree in Science, Engineering, or Business.
• Knowledge of fuze types, warhead design, safety &ar;ming devices, and test range operations.
• Experience in aerospace/defense, DoD, or NASA programs.
• PMP® certification.
• Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, or Agile methodologies.
• Active security clearance.

Primary Level Salary Range: $153,800.00 - $230,800.00. The above salary range represents a general guideline; Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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.

Additional benefits include health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays, paid time off, only applicable to employees.