Senior Space Engineering Program Manager

Northrop Grumman; Virginia; On-site; USD 193,000 - 289,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Sr. Staff Engineering Program Manager (EPM) Level 6 to join our team in Dulles, VA or McLean, VA. This position is 100% onsite and leads engineering execution across multiple disciplines, managing proposals, design, build, and delivery.

You will oversee budgets, EVMS, EACs, risks, and IPT leadership within spacecraft development programs, with a 9/80 schedule and occasional travel; candidates must hold active TS/SCI or TS with SAP preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 14 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 12 years of professional experience or PhD with 10 years of professional experience
• Requires an active U.S. Government Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
• Experience in at least one spacecraft product development program
• 4+ years of leadership of multidisciplinary teams achieving technical, cost, schedule targets
• 8+ years of technical engineering development and integration
• Experience in the full lifecycle development of a product
• Experience managing budgets and complex technical programs
• Expert in EVMS and prior CAM experience managing tracked projects, Success in effective cost estimations
• Expertise in EVMS and prior CAM experience managing projects with demonstrated success in work estimation
• Demonstrated success in EAC management, proposals, IMS, Subcontract/supplier management
• Prior Experience as a Chief Engineer, System Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT Lead), Integrated Product Team (IPT) Lead, Program Manager, Project Management, or EPM - in addition to CAM experience

Responsibilities

• Primary point of contact for engineering execution to the Program Management Office
• Lead IPT Leads and Subsystem Leads over various disciplines (Systems, Hardware, Software, Integration and Test, Production, etc) through all phases: proposal, design, build, delivery
• Oversee engineering challenges, risk mitigation, and process improvement across Spacecraft Development Programs
• Accountable for the development and management of project budgets, schedules, Earned Value Management System (EVMS), Estimates at Complete (EACs), Risk & Opportunity Management, Proposal quoting efforts, Resource Demands, and Work execution/forecasts according to the SOW
• Provide progress briefings to internal/external stakeholders

Skills

Leadership of multidisciplinary teams

Budget & EVMS management

Program management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 14 years experience

Master’s degree + 12 years

PhD + 10 years

Tools

EVMS

CAM

IMS

Job description

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Sr. Staff Engineering Program Manager (EPM) Level 6 to join our team in Dulles, VA or McLean, VA. This position is 100% onsite and leads engineering execution across multiple disciplines, managing proposals, design, build, and delivery.

You will oversee budgets, EVMS, EACs, risks, and IPT leadership within spacecraft development programs, with a 9/80 schedule and occasional travel; candidates must hold active TS/SCI or TS with SAP preferred.