Manager Programs

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time

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 is looking for you to join our team as a Manager of Engineering Strategy and Operations or Chief of Staff (Manger Programs
3), based in Annapolis Junction, MD.

The Manager of Engineering Strategy & Operations or Chief of Staff facilitates engineering functional strategy development and provides leadership of day-to-day operations for the Navigation, Intelligence, & Connectivity Engineering and Sciences organization, including ensuring the coordination and seamless integration of activities across individual teams within the organization. Manager also provides support to executive leadership to enable strategic execution, including continuous planning;

goals tracking; organizational and program risk identification & mitigation; and the appropriate development, dissemination, and deployment of tasks associated with engineering initiatives.

• Facilitate and maintain an engineering strategy as the primary area of focus:
• Participate in long-range strategic planning process for engineering
• Translate business needs into short / long-term engineering functional strategies (people, process, tools, products and services)
• Support to executive leadership to enable business execution excellence, including continuous planning, goals tracking, organizational and program risk identification & mitigation and the appropriate development, dissemination and deployment of policy.
• Establish and implement a business rhythm to align resources to the organization’s objectives
• Day-to-Day Operations
• Lead the proactive implementation and integration of work products necessary to support reporting requirements
• Ensure commonality and the sharing of best practices for operations functions within each engineering organization
• Partner with engineering and division operations managers in an operational cadence to include cyclic reporting and analysis of program and portfolio goals to achieve contractual and organizational objectives
• Lead and manage the process for E&S funded projects including NCTA, ITA, and capital initiatives
• Lead the integration and track status of training, Independent Reviews, proposals, and CEACs across the organization
• Coordinate engineering status reporting tailored to customer audience
• Manage and maintain data repositories (e.g; SharePoint, Website content)
• Plan, coordinate, and facilitate staff meetings, leadership off-sites and site visits, organizational reviews, and other leadership team activities as required
• Collect data and develop materials in support of Engineering level mtgs and leadership team decision-making actions
• Publish meeting minutes with actions; coordinate with teams to drive actions to closure in alignment with organizational priorities
• May serve as a delegate for the leader in designated reviews
• The operations manager will also perform special assignments and lead special initiatives as required

• Proven experience as a team player and collaborator
• Previous experience in People and Technical Leadership roles
• Strong understanding of engineering process with execution experience across the program lifecycle

Solid-line report to the Business Execution Engineering Director

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM field and a…