Principal Technical Services Project Management

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Promontory, Utah, seeks a Principal Technical Services Project Manager to support the Operation Program Management (OPM) department within the Space Systems Division. This role interfaces between the Business Division and Manufacturing, focusing on schedule management and cost accountability for manufacturing activities.

The candidate will work closely with Manufacturing Work Centers, Program Management, and cross-functional teams, communicating program visibility to all

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and 5 years of relevant work experience or 3 years with a Master’s degree.
• Demonstrated leadership and project management experience.
• Experience in Manufacturing, Engineering, Test, Production, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
• Experience with Cost Point/MRP systems and MS Office applications (Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint).
• Experience with SAP or other ERP systems and cross-organizational collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Utilize fundamental electrical or mechanical principles to drive production and design changes.
• Develop and troubleshoot manufacturing processes to improve work cell efficiency.
• Define, implement and monitor process metrics for manufacturing work cells.
• Identify and propose manufacturing improvement projects, including yield and production-rate improvements.
• Ensure Manufacturing has needed resources to execute programs and coordinate with PMO, Manufacturing, Test, SCM, Engineering and Shipping.
• Facilitate internal meetings to support design, production, and issue resolution.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in STEM

Business/Manufacturing/Industrial or Quality Engineering degree (preferred)

Tools

Cost Point

MRP

SAP

ERP systems

MS Office (Excel, Word, Project, PowerPoint)

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: No 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.

Propulsion Systems Division Manufacturing organization has an opening for a Principal Technical Services Project Management in Promontory, Utah to support our new Operation Program Management (OPM) department in the Space Systems Division. The Manufacturing OPM team are the interface between the Business Division (National Security Systems Satellites) and Manufacturing.

This individual will work closely with the Manufacturing Work Centers and Program Management. This position is responsible for schedule management and cost accountability of Manufacturing activities for their respective Business Division to determine the most practical and cost-efficient methods to obtain the optimal program execution. The candidate must possess excellent communication skills - both verbal and written; strong interpersonal skills; a good problem solving mindset; and the ability to present program visibility at internal/external meetings to include all levels of management including executive level.

Responsibilities Include:

• -Utilize fundamental electrical or mechanical principles to drive production and design changes that result in superior products
• - Mechanical Manufacturing Processes; Developing work center efficiencies mapping to in include troubleshooting manufacturing production lines and identify root cause analysis manufacturing issues.
• - Develops manufacturing engineering processes, manufacturing processes shall enable the manufacturing of current and future products that meet technical specifications, high quality standards, and relevant agency compliance requirements
• -Define, implement and monitor process metrics associated with manufacturing work cell functionality.
• -Identify and propose manufacturing improvement projects in collaboration with team members such as manufacturing process improvement, yield management, production rate improvement and work cell enhancements and procurement
• - Ensure Manufacturing has the needed resources (resources Manufacturing needs as well as allocation of resources from Manufacturing) to execute the programs
• -Managing and maintaining the day to day interfaces and communications between the assigned Program Management Office (PMO), Manufacturing, Test, Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), Mission Assurance (MA), Supply Chain (SCM), Engineering, and Shipping.
• -Identify systems and process goals to ensure that work cells and equipment meet operational performance and usage requirements. This would include identifying preventive maintenance activities to be included in the Manufacturing Preventive Maintenance Program
• - Facilitating internal meetings in a way to support design, production, and problem resolutions.
• - Engage and collaborate with programs and functional organizations (from individual contributors to executive staff) to obtain, understand, and interpret manufacturing facilitation and scheduling requirements

Basic Qualifications:

• - A Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 5 years of relevant work experience or 3 years of relevant work experience with a Master's degree
• - The candidate must have experience in leadership and project management
• - Experience working in Manufacturing, Engineering, Test, Production, Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering
• -Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
• -MS Office applications including Excel, Word, Project, and Power Point
• -Experience in engineering or manufacturing
• -Working knowledge of Cost Point and Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems
• -Candidate must have demonstrated ability in working with cross organizational teams and customers
• -Experience with SAP or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and MS Office applications including Excel, Word, Project, and Power Point

Preferred Qualifications:

• -Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Business Management, Manufacturing, Industrial or Quality Engineering
• -Active security clearance
• -Demonstrated expertise in the following systems and concepts:
• -MRP and IMS Scheduling