Senior Production Project Manager — Secret-Cleared, On‑Site

ngc; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman, based in Northridge, CA, is seeking a Production Project Manager 4 to drive multi‑discipline production programs from concept to full rate. This on‑site role interfaces with program management, IPTs, and support functions to meet productivity, quality, and customer objectives.

The successful candidate will oversee schedules, risk assessment, and cross-functional engagement while ensuring milestones and deliverables align with AARGM/AARGM-ER program requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience or Master’s degree with 6 years in project management or operations.
• 3+ years leading complex, multi-disciplinary production projects from concept through full-rate production.
• Experience with PMI-style project management (schedule, cost, risk, Earned Value Management)
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret level clearance

Responsibilities

• Manages all phases of program and project execution.
• Manages schedule for development, production, and product upgrades.
• Preparing status reports and communicating status of projects to management
• Support and at times lead the identification of risks and mitigation activities to meet expected results
• Developing mechanisms for monitoring project progress and for intervention and problem solving with program managers and customers.
• Establish prioritization across AARG-ER portfolio that aligns with business objectives.
• Participates in process improvement initiatives.
• Manages Proposal activities

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

PMI-style project management

Risk management

PowerPoint presentations

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience or Master’s degree with 6 years

12 Years of experience in lieu of degree

Job description

Northrop Grumman, based in Northridge, CA, is seeking a Production Project Manager 4 to drive multi‑discipline production programs from concept to full rate. This on‑site role interfaces with program management, IPTs, and support functions to meet productivity, quality, and customer objectives.

The successful candidate will oversee schedules, risk assessment, and cross-functional engagement while ensuring milestones and deliverables align with AARGM/AARGM-ER program requirements.