Principal PM, Aerostructures & CMC Systems

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 114,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life & disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Discretionary bonus

Annual bonuses

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in San Diego, CA, seeks a Principal Project Manager to lead Ceramic Matrix Composite programs and missile/aero structures initiatives. You will coordinate program management with engineering teams, manage milestones, budgets, and EVMS metrics, and help deliver complex composites on time and within cost.

You should bring a technical background, strong leadership, and proven collaboration skills to an on-site environment with a fast-paced, high-growth operating unit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical discipline with five years related experience.
• 2 years of Project Management experience or experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule and as either project lead, integrated program team lead; OR one year of experience with a master’s degree.
• An additional four years’ experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Experience supporting customers in a project/technical lead role
• Ability to communicate with multiple levels of the organization having excellent presentation skills
• Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
• Proven analytical, technical, strategic and problem-solving skills
• Highly proficient in MS Office Suite and MS Project
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security clearance
• U.S. Citizenship required

Responsibilities

• Serve as liaison between program management and cross-functional engineering teams during proposal, design, procurement, manufacturing, test, and delivery phases of products
• Work with the Program Management team to establish milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules including Cost Account Management (CAM) EVMS assignments.
• Reviews and assists program manager in budget and schedule evaluation, including Earned Value Management System (EVMS) metrics, critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), resource forecasts; prepares status reports
• Oversee operational aspects of ongoing projects and support the program manager in planning, proposals, and general deliverables for internal and external customers
• Supports proposal development for change orders and new business and capture and strategic planning
• Collaborate with program manager(s) to develop and maintain effective business rhythm
• Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals and objectives
• Participate in failure root cause analysis and corrective actions as needed
• Transition designs to manufacturing, working with the technical team to identify ways to streamline manufacturing and assembly processes, achieving required delivery rates and reduced cost targets
• Collaborate with Value Stream Leadership on capacity assessments
• Identify and execute process improvements

Skills

Project management

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master’s degree (preferred/in lieu of experience)

Tools

MS Office Suite

MS Project

Job description

Northrop Grumman in San Diego, CA, seeks a Principal Project Manager to lead Ceramic Matrix Composite programs and missile/aero structures initiatives. You will coordinate program management with engineering teams, manage milestones, budgets, and EVMS metrics, and help deliver complex composites on time and within cost.

You should bring a technical background, strong leadership, and proven collaboration skills to an on-site environment with a fast-paced, high-growth operating unit.