Staff Integrated Product Team Lead

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector seeks an Integrated Product Team Lead (IPT) to drive engineering project management decisions in a 100% onsite role in Dulles, VA or McLean, VA. You will work with the program Engineering PM, Lead Systems Engineer, SEIT Lead, and PMO to deliver on commitments.

The role emphasizes EVMS usage, risk management, and staffing coordination, with a 9/80 schedule and every other Friday off, and requires TS clearance to start.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12? years of professional experience or Master's with 10 years or PhD with 8 years (from Basic Qualifications).
• Requires active U.S. Government Top-Secret clearance at time of application.
• 2 years in Project Management roles such as CAM/IPT Lead/PM.
• 2 years of leading engineering teams through development/design programs.
• 1 year EVMS experience on programs.
• Experience with spacecraft development lifecycle or related product development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver on all product team deliverables within cost and schedule, meeting requirements and stakeholder expectations.
• Use EVMS to analyze progress, address variances, and ensure program performance.
• Conduct risk & opportunity management practices.
• Update IMS and time-phased labor/material spreads for cost/schedule reporting.
• Ensure processes, policies, and standards are followed for auditable compliance.
• Deploy scope management and facilitate changes with leadership and teams.
• Coordinate staffing plans with engineering management and ensure skill mix.
• Coordinate with Global Supply Chain to manage suppliers and material for deliverables.
• Coordinate with Manufacturing & Operations and I&T to support build and I&T of IPT subsystems.

Skills

Project Management

EVMS

Leadership

Risk & Opportunity Management

Supply Chain Coordination

Cost/Schedule Baselining

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

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.

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Integrated Product Team Lead (IPT) to join our team in Dulles, VA or McLean, VA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

This role has the authority to make engineering project management decisions and recommendations that have an impact on new business, program performance, design, development, and mission operations. This role reports to the program Engineering PM (EPM) and works with the program Chief Engineer, Lead Systems Engineer (LSE)/Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) Lead, and the Program Management Office (PMO) to deliver on program and stakeholder commitments.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

In this job, you will:

• Deliver on all product team deliverables within cost and schedule, while meeting contractual programmatic and technical requirements and stakeholder expectations
• Utilize Earned Value Management System (EVMS) to analyze work progress, address variances, and appropriately react to ensure successful program performance
• Conduct thorough risk & opportunity management practices
• Update the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and time phased labor/material spreads for accurate cost/schedule reporting
• Ensure Engineering and Program processes, company policies, and industry best standards are followed for efficient execution and auditable compliance
• Deploy rigorous scope management, adhering to the Statement of Work (SOW), and facilitating changes with program leadership and task level teams
• Coordinate staffing plans with engineering functional management, verify appropriate skill mix for work scope, and address conflicting resource issues
• Coordinate and collaborate with Global Supply Chain to manage suppliers and material to achieve product team deliverables
• Coordinate and collaborate with Manufacturing & Operations and Integration and Test to support build and I&T of IPT subsystems and products

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree with 12 years of professional experience or Master's degree with 10 years of professional experience or PhD with 8 years of professional experience
• Requires an active U.S. Government Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
• 2 years of experience in Project Management roles such as Control Account Manager (CAM), IPT Lead, and/or Project/Program Manager
• 2 years of leading engineering teams through development/design programs
• 1 year of experience using Earned Value Management System (EVMS) on programs
• Experience with at least one phase of the lifecycle of spacecraft development, build, and operations or related product development experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4 years of experience in Project Management roles such as Control Account Manager (CAM), IPT Lead, and/or Project/Program Manager
• Full product lifecycle experience (proposal, design, build, integration, test, launch, operations)
• Expert in Earned Value Management System
• Control account management and/or technical leadership over work scope >= $25M
• Demonstrated success in program cost/schedule baselining and Estimate at Complete (EAC) management
• Subcontracts/supplier management experience
• Active TS/SCI or Active TS clearance with existing program accesses

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Primary Level Salary Range: $177,000.00 - $265,600.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, 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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to sha