Program Manager - Mission Engineering Lead

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time

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 Defense Systems (DS) is looking for a Program Manager 3
- Mission Engineering Lead to join Strategic Deterrent Systems (SDS) Advanced Programs (AP). AP is on the cutting edge of the nuclear triad, Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications and other strategic systems. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL or Roy, UT and will support the Advanced Programs organization.

This position will be responsible for a small group of individuals in a rapid development environment providing weapon system level mission engineering support to all Advanced Programs capture activities. The position reports to the lead of Advanced Programs and interfaces with other Advanced Programs Leads.

What You’ll Get To Do:

• Conceptualize, mature, and capture new business in Mission Engineering to support growth of the Division and Business Unit

• Transition innovative solutions, technologies, and advanced concepts for US strategic deterrence interests to programs of record for product development and fielding.

• Manage Non-Contractual and Contractual projects/programs associated with the Mission Modeling Business

• Provide program management, pipeline inputs, and serve as the primary internal and external interface for a growing Advanced Programs team of analysts, and modelers focused on leading a mission engineering team that supports design and capture through system level mission modeling including threat and gap analysis and technology identification for capability upgrades to existing deterrent systems such as Minuteman III and Ground Based Strategic Deterrent as well as new advanced concepts for future deterrence needs in the areas of ballistic and cruise missiles, nuclear command, control, and communication, and support systems/subsystems such as cyberdefense, security, decision aides, etc.

• Lead and assign leads for various Advanced Programs projects to develop operational concepts and identify system level trade studies and concept architecture, that meet potential customers' performance, cost, schedule, and risk thresholds while informing them of the surrounding design space for capability considerations, especially capability versus life cycle cost versus technical availability date.

• Lead identification and tracking of threat/adversary capabilities roadmap and associated existing or developing war fighting capability gaps to feed Advanced Programs technology development and conceptual design process.

• Support future Advanced Programs and Division team engagement activities, technical staff performance and goal evaluation, and recruiting/hiring support

• Demonstrate a commitment to ethics and integrity, and the capability to innovate while challenging traditional ways of doing business

• Operate in an advanced design environment and collaborate across the Divisions and other Sectors as required to accomplish the team goals

• Work closely with the Advanced Programs leads in defining and growing the organization's people and business

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Empl…