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Principal Technical Services Project Management
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-California-Sunnyvale
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No 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 Mission Systems is looking for you to join our team as a Principal Production Operations Management based out of Sunnyvale, CA . What you will get to do: • Lead and direct one or more project teams in the professional services arena. • Prepare project execution plans and coordinate activities between client and company personnel. • Monitor project completion from initiation through delivery to meet revenue and cost projections. • Oversee performance of projects or engagements and typically utilizes management skills more than technical skills. • Provide technical and analytical guidance to project teams. • Working as an Operations Program Lead and with manufacturing operations functional management, you will be part of the team responsible for execution of the manufacturing scope of a multimillion-dollar naval propulsion and power generation program. • You will help guide and lead the manufacturing team by ensuring manufacturing issues and roadblocks are resolved quickly, and that the advance development program perform on time and on budget. • You will be a key point of contact within manufacturing for the program. Responsibilities include the following: • Resolve manufacturing issues by working with cross-functional teams. • Coordinate responses with functional organizations to keep projects on schedule. • Propose, plan/baseline, and execute to the performance management baseline. • Perform risk and opportunity management functions for the manufacturing scope in concert with the overall program RSKOM. • Perform EVMS and cost account management functions. • Resolve material, manpower, and machine issues to ensure successful manufacturing performance. • Work alongside our dedicated OPs Support Team to focus on process improvements, manufacturing operational excellence, and effective risk management. Basic Qualifications for a Principal Production Operations Management: • Bachelor’s Degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience; OR a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience with a master’s degree. • Minimum of 2 years of experience in a manufacturing environment. • Minimum of 3 years of experience in Program and/or Project Management. • Experience using ERP systems. • Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret Clearance. • U.S. citizenship is required. Preferred Qualifications for a Principal Production Operations Management: • Minimum of 3 years of experience in a manufacturing environment. • Experience working on government contracts. • Experience with Earned Value Management. • Experience with manufacturing production proposals. • Experience managing hardware production activity. • Experience with SAP in a low-volume, high-mix manufacturing environment. • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field. • 2 years of experience i