Sr Principal Project Mgmt

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.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom and democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have a lot of 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 Aeronautics Systems has an immediate opportunity for a Sr Principal Project Management position on the F-35 Program based in Redondo Beach, CA.  In this position, your key roles and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Support the Control Account Manager (CAM) in managing all contract level Sustaining Labor and Non-Labor Dollar control accounts on the F-35 Program and become SME for the Sustaining accounts/pool, major tasks below:
  • Baseline contracts according to budget issued – leverage B&G model
  • Support in providing direction for Labor / Non-Labor Dollar Pool Targets by Organization Breakdown Structure
  • Review month end performance and determine significant cost variance drivers
  • Review sensitivities by contract against the various assumptions made in the B&G model to determine High/Medium/Low Pressures / Opportunities by contract
  • Provide Baseline Target / Estimate To Completion (ETC) changes
  • Support in providing direction for Labor / Non-Labor Dollar Pool and discrete labor base assumptions for B&G model; review month end B&G model update
  • Support in the generation of the primary Labor Pool estimates for Proposal, Negotiation strategies, Fact Finding, Requests For Information (RFIs), FLOOR position recommendations and direct negotiations with the customer
• Support the F-35 Program Integration Manager in developing/standardizing tools, program metric visibilities & processes to streamline/improve Program and Functional organizational execution efficiency to ensure future program profitability and longevity in the following areas:
  • Effective Program performance metrics
  • Centralized data/tool source
  • Eliminate data/process redundance
  • Program organization structure enhancements
  • Build/enhance collaborative multifunctional team culture
  • Program resource & staffing management

Successful candidates will have the following key attributes:

• Proactive – anticipates requirements from higher management and initiates and completes actions required to meet those requirements.
• Perceptive – sees the “big picture” but is also able to focus on the details and follows all of them through to completion.
• Composed – maintains a “level head” in the extremely dynamic, fast-paced, and demanding environment on the F-35 Program and is able to make snap decisions, especially when working closely with Executive Leadership, including the VP & F-35 Program Manager and Directors on the Executive Leadership Team (ELT).
• Possess Good Judgment– becomes a key resource and the “go-to” person for the ELT in the F-35 Program Office and can be trusted to make good decisions affecting expenditure of company resources without appreciable direction.
• Reliable – can be counted to complete assigned projects with highly compressed timelines and tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize multiple tasks without appreciable direction

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree and a minimum of ten (10) years of aerospace industry work experience, or Masters Degrees and/or Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree and a minimum of eight (8) years aerospace industry work experience
• Prior experience on an Integrated Product Team (IPT), preferably in a lead role in a Production or Supply Chain function in a large manufacturing environment
• Project Management experience from conceptual to product deployment
• Experience with MS Office with extensive MS Excel knowledge

Optional Qualifications:

• Prior experience as Control Account Manager (CAM) is highly desirable, but not an absolute prerequisite
• Effective communicator 
• Strong collaboration skills

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.  For our complete EEO / AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.  U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Salary Range: $103,900 USD - $155,900 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.