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Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-California-San Diego
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes 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’s Aeronautics Systems sector has an opening for a Program Manager 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals and lead the Mission Systems (MS) Integrated Product Team (IPT) for the RQ-4 Enterprise. This position will be located in San Diego, CA. The MS IPT Lead will provide day-to-day leadership and technical/programmatic oversight for the Mission Systems IPT supporting multiple efforts across the RQ-4 Enterprise. This IPT is responsible for Mission Systems products and services including ground segments, payloads, communications subsystems, and networks. The MS IPT Lead will interface with Customer Program Offices, Program Leadership, Business Operations, Program Integration, and the Avionics Engineering Integration & Execution (EI&E) and Center of Technical Excellence (CoTE) organizations to shape future requirements and ensure contracted Mission Systems scope defined by applicable Statements of Work (SOWs) is achieved within budget, schedule, technical, and closure criteria. This individual will lead a large team including both internal and external teammates and suppliers to ensure overall Mission Systems program objectives are achieved. Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, we pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others. Key Responsibilities • Provide overall leadership for the RQ-4 Mission Systems IPT, including definition and communication of technical vision, strategy, and performance objectives • Lead a diverse team of engineers, planners, and program staff responsible for ground segments, payloads, communications subsystems, and networks across the RQ-4 Enterprise • Own cost, schedule, and technical execution for assigned Mission Systems scope across multiple contracts and internal projects, including development and maintenance of detailed IPT master schedules, budgets, and resource plans • Partner closely with Systems Engineering and Product Support teams to ensure integrated Mission Systems solutions that meet performance, safety, security, and sustainment requirements • Oversee issue and risk management for Mission Systems: identify, assess, and mitigate risks; develop and track closure plans; maintain risk and issue registers; and report status to Program Management and leadership • Support proposal development activities, including Mission Systems SOW development, Basis of Estimat