Northrop Grumman Australia · 2 months ago
Director 1 – Future Aircraft Business Unit – NGAS Research & Advanced Design
United States-California-Redondo Beach
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$217K/yr - $326K/yr
7+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company, and they are looking for a Director to lead the Research & Advanced Design Division's Future Aircraft Business Unit. This role involves overseeing the lifecycle of advanced prototype programs and managing relationships with various stakeholders to ensure successful project execution.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop new aircraft concepts that align with emerging mission needs
Developing winning business deals in a competitive new aircraft markets for prototype development and flight test contracts
Obtaining early customer funding for aircraft technology maturation efforts
Optimizing a program organization for lean operations that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations
Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives
Driving predictable program performance, including regular measurement and management of key performance metrics
Delivering presentations to customers, executive management, and other program stakeholders
Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning
Participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions
Development and adherence to program, business, and technical baselines
Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities, and drives performance towards first-flight milestones
Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including risk identification, mitigation and realization
Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.)
Establishing relationships with new suppliers and managing those suppliers to meet program objectives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering and 9 years or Master's degree in engineering and 7 years of related professional / military technical development experience in the defense industry
Background in marketing and sales and proposal development to DARPA, ONR, and/or AFRL
Experience in low-rate or prototype manufacturing of complex weapons systems and/or aircraft
Experience working with executives and senior leaders
Experience leading / aligning teams to achieve a common goal in a dynamic work environment
Experience managing communications with diverse stakeholders
Demonstrated depth in technical and business acumen
Experience working with small businesses in supply chains
Must have an active DoD Top Secret clearance with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into continuous evolution
Must be able to obtain and maintain SCI clearance and Special Program Access (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
Preferred
Master's or PhD in aerospace engineering and/or business management and advanced industry training in program management and capture
Active TS/SCI clearance and accessed to at least one SAP
Technical leadership or program management experience at a startup or small technical development firm
Profit & loss responsibility with demonstrated ability to achieve financial performance targets in emerging and competitive markets
The ability to address uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach
Successful leadership of a rapid prototype development and flight-test program
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase