Principal Manufacturing Business Operations - R10219054

Overview

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is looking for you to join our team as a Principal Manufacturing Business Operations (MBO) based out of Linthicum, MD
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The Manufacturing Business Operations (MBO) team is aligned with the Operations Program Management (OPM) organization and Business Units, supporting program cost performance.

This is a critical role that provides comprehensive support for proposals, baselines, CEACs, and metrics to manage manufacturing cost performance. This role is essential for program execution, planning, and performance management, with a strong emphasis on risk identification, historical data analysis, and predictive performance to meet evolving business needs.

• Support the OPM organization, Manufacturing, and Programs in all aspects of cost performance management
• Contribute and support proposals, baselines, CEACs, and the development and tracking of key metrics
• Provide expertise in program execution, planning, and performance management
• Identify and assess risks, leveraging historical data and predictive analytics to inform decision-making
• Maintain and improve tools and templates to ensure quality, producibility, and process compliance for program execution and monitoring
• Utilize and manage tools such as Foundry, MLP (Manufacturing Labor Performance), LFD (Labor Factor Developer), FLE (Factor Labor Estimating), and associated templates for data presentation
• Align with industry standards and internal guidelines, emphasizing cost management, program support, risk analysis, and data-driven decision-making
• Ability to identify and incorporate tool advancements for cost performance (e.g. Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools)

The MBO candidate must possess excellent communication skills - both verbal and written; strong interpersonal skills; a good problem-solving mindset; and the ability to present manufacturing cost metrics visibility at internal meetings to include all levels of management. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• A Bachelor s degree and 5 years of relevant work experience or 3 years of relevant work experience with a Master s degree
• Experience leading people and/or project management
• Experience collaborating across teams and business units
• Experience with SAP or other Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and MS Office applications including Excel, Word, and Power Point
• Experience and understanding of manufacturing standards and cost estimating ratios
• Experience with Cost Management and CAM
• The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Level Security Clearance is required
• U.S. Citizenship required

• CAM (Control Account Management) Certification
• Experience in Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools
• Current/Active DoD Secret clearance

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work…