Northrop Grumman

Aerospace

SystemIntegrationLabManagerProgramManager3

$193–290k Palmdale, California, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“System Integration Lab Manager - Program Manager 3 at Northrop Grumman. Skills: System Integration Lab Management, Program Management, Test and Evaluation. Manage overall design, development, implementation of new lab capabilities. Manage operations and maintenance of existing lab assets”

What You'll Achieve.

Produce quality work; Meet predictable and balanced results; Remove barriers for teams

Industry & Context.

Aerospace
Problems you'll solve

Solutions for lab issues

Eligibility Requirements

Relocation assistance may be available, CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes, CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret, TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time, On-site in Palmdale, CA, U. S. Citizenship is required

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree and 10 years (or Bachelor of Science in STEM and 9 years) of related experience, Master’s degree and 8 years (or Master of Science in STEM and 7 years) of related experience, Professional and/or military experience to include a background in project management, program management, engineering and test, capture efforts, and/or business management related functions, Experience with Earned Value Management Techniques (EVMS) / Control Account Management (CAM), Integrated Master Schedules (IMS), Basis of Estimates (BOEs), Cost-schedule-risk trade off management, Leading multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver complex technical solutions, within cost and schedule constraints, across the test phase or various phases of the engineering lifecycle, Active U. S. Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation), Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable period of time, Ability to obtain and maintain upgraded SAP/PAR

Nice to Have

Master’s or Ph. D. in Engineering or a related field, Active DoD Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation), Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, Prior people leadership experience of large teams (50+), Experience managing Test Engineering lifecycle, Experience managing Test Engineering laboratories to include data center style server rooms

What You'll Do.

Manage overall design

implementation of new lab capabilities

Manage operations and maintenance of existing lab assets

Lead diverse team of engineers and support roles

and technical performance of lab capital projects

Provide inputs to yearly capital plans

Provide inputs to long range strategic planning

and technical performance across multiple program SOWs

Ensure compliance to meet company

and security requirements

Drive technical rigor for lab configuration

Ensure lab assets meet test requirements for formal testing

Integrate lab asset planning into IFC integration plan

Coordinate lab issues and solutions with IPT

Improve lab integration & test engineering efficiency

Review Change Requests for Lab cost & schedule impacts

Support proposal activities

Manage program Risks & Opportunities

Lead implementation of test automation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordinate with EI&E director/department manager; Coordinate lab issues and solutions with the IPT and across IPTs; Work with product team

Communication Scope

Ability to communicate complex technical issues and solutions

Process & Methodology

Project management, Program management, Cost management, Schedule management, Technical performance management, Earned Value Management Techniques, Control Account Management, Integrated Master Schedules, Basis of Estimates, Cost-schedule-risk trade off management, Capital project management, Risk management, Opportunity management

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