Manager Programs 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 Mission Systems (NGMS) sector is looking for a Manager Programs 3 to support the Emerging Capabilities Development (ECD) organization onsite in Rolling Meadows, IL . The primary objective of this position will be the leadership of Research and Development programs to satisfy all contractual requirements, on cost and on schedule, while delivering a product that meets customer expectations. What You'll Get to Do: The selected candidate will lead a cross-functional program team aligned to common performance goals, with a focus on developing multi-function capabilities. Typical program duties encompass all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, demonstrations and completion. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: • Managing the cost, schedule, and technical performance of the program. • Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning. • Measuring and reporting program performance. • Leading cross functional engineering team • Interfacing with internal and external customers, suppliers, and industry partners. • Developing and delivering presentations to customers, executive management, and other stakeholders. • Identifying new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, cultivating customer relationships, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans. • Managing customer and capital property. • This position is 100% on-site – remote or telework is not available. Basic Qualifications : • Bachelor's degree in a STEM related field (e.g. Engineering, Computer Science, Math and/or Physics) with 8 years' of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience supporting U.S. Government programs, or program/project management. • Demonstrated with RF Electronic Warfare systems, evidenced by direct support to at least one RF/EW related program, project, or system. • Demonstrated experience supporting U.S. Government proposal development, including at least one of the following; RFP analysis, technical input, cost/schedule input, or compliance review. • Demonstrated experience working on cross functional teams across functional areas (e.g. supply chain, procurement, IT, security, engineering, etc.), supporting material acquisition, program execution, or contract deliverable. • Demonstrated experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, within cost, and meeting technical requirements, in a project lead, task lead, or equivalent role. • Demonstrated ability to plan, define, communicate, monitor, and control program scope to ensure execution aligns with contractual requirements, technical objectives, schedule commitments, and approved work scope. • Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication sk