Manager Programs IPT 2

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 is seeking a Program Manager 2 to lead a cross-functional Integrated Product Team (IPT) focused on delivering production-ready designs, drawings, parts, and requirements to support manufacturing execution and sustainment. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL. The IPT Lead will provide day-to-day leadership and programmatic oversight for engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and product support teams to ensure timely release of technical data, configuration baselines, and hardware required to meet production schedules. This leader will interface with Program Leadership, Business Operations, Program Integration, and functional organizations to align scope, budget, and schedule with manufacturing and delivery objectives. This individual will lead a team of internal and external teammates and suppliers to meet production commitments, support factory execution, and ensure readiness for delivery, while upholding Northrop Grumman’s values. 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 • Lead a cross-functional IPT to plan and deliver production-focused outputs, including design releases, drawings/models, specifications, parts lists/BOMs, and manufacturing/inspection requirements. • Own cost, schedule, and technical execution for assigned scope including maintenance of integrated master schedules, budgets, and resource plans aligned to manufacturing needs. • Drive design maturity and producibility by coordinating design reviews, configuration baselines, and change incorporation, while ensuring Design for Manufacturing and Assembly principles are integrated into releases. • Support production readiness by coordinating manufacturing plans, tooling needs, work instructions, MBOM alignment, and initial build support, while resolving factory issues and removing execution roadblocks. • Oversee risk, issue, and opportunity management, including mitigation planning, closure actions, and reporting to program leadership and customers. • Lead change management for production-impacting content, including engineering changes and configuration control activities. • Partner with Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, Product Support, and Test organizations to ensure requirements are clear, traceab