Northrop Grumman · 15 hours ago
Manager Programs 2 - R10221879
Plymouth, MN
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$154K/yr - $231K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a Manager Programs Level 2 in their Fuzing and Warhead business. The selected leader will oversee program delivery, ensuring all contractual requirements are met on cost and schedule, while fostering customer relationships and leading cross-functional teams.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Cultivating and maintaining effective customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community
Developing and supporting new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans
Establishing and maintaining a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations
Developing, directing and leading cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical performance objectives
Establishing, measuring and reporting critical program performance metrics
Developing and delivering effective presentations to customers, executive management and other program stakeholders
Developing and participating in the negotiation of contracts, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions
Establishing and supporting design concepts, criteria, and engineering efforts for product production process research, development, integration and test
Creating, managing, reviewing and finalization of the program Statement of Work
Developing, evaluating, distribution, tracking, and completion of program requirements
Establishing and managing program and subordinate schedule baselines
Establishing, managing and adherence to budget baselines utilizing Earned Value Management (EVM) or similar cost & schedule control methodologies and tools
Developing, evaluating, allocating and managing program resources needs and accountability, including workforce planning
Developing and managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.) requirements
Cultivating and managing quality suppliers to meet program objectives
Ensuring adherence to all internal processes, policies, and applicable industry standards
Developing and ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control board activities
Developing, managing adherence to master program plans and schedules
Developing, managing and conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including identification, mitigation and realization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree and 8 years of experience OR a Master's degree and 6 years of experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and customers and/or project management in other industries
8 years of experience leading the performance of tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements as either a project lead, integrated program team lead or cost account manager
6 years of demonstrated success leading teams/and or organizations to achieve a common goal
Knowledge of pricing and proposals
Competency in Project Management skills and toolsets
Competent in standard Microsoft Office Suite (i.e. PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook)
Must be able to obtain a DoD security clearance (US Citizenship is a requirement)
Preferred
A degree in a science, engineering, or a business program
Experience in the aerospace/defense industry or within the Department of Defense or NASA
PMP® certification
Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Agile methodologies
Ability to define technical strategy to promote capturing business in new areas
Active Security Clearance
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
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
Recent News
2026-02-06
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