Northrop Grumman
Director 2 – Battle Management Business Unit – NGAS Research & Advanced Design -
Northrop Grumman, Melbourne, Florida, United States, 32935
Director 2 – Battle Management Business Unit – NGAS Research & Advanced Design
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Relocation Assistance : Relocation assistance may be available.
Clearance Type : SCI.
Travel : Yes, 25% of the time.
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 and 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’s Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) Sector is looking for a Director, Programs 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals to lead the newly formed Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) Division Battle Management Business Unit. This new role will lead a key element of R&AD’s mission for NGAS – leading Sector technology development in battle management architectures, autonomy, and automation that benefit current and future programs for our partner Divisions in NGAS.
This leadership position can be based in Redondo Beach, California; El Segundo, California; San Diego, California; or Melbourne, Florida with frequent travel to other NGAS sites and customer locations throughout the United States.
Responsibilities
Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop autonomy and battle management architectures that align with emerging mission needs.
Representing Northrop Grumman in industry standard formation consortiums.
Developing winning business deals for customer‑funded research & development efforts that support NGAS technology roadmaps.
Identifying early customer funding opportunities for advancement of technology maturation efforts that align with future requirements.
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 internally and externally funded 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 toward technology insertion milestones.
Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.).
Establishing relationships with new suppliers and managing those suppliers to meet program objectives.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 12 years of related professional/military technical development experience in the defense industry, or Master’s degree in engineering and 10 years of related experience.
Extensive development and deployment background in model‑based systems engineering and software engineering for aeronautics platforms.
Deep understanding of defense communication systems, battle management architectures, artificial intelligence and machine learning applied to aircraft flight‑critical and mission autonomy.
Experience managing small businesses in time‑constrained development effort supply chains.
Experience working with executives and senior leaders and leading teams to achieve a common goal in a dynamic work environment.
Must have an active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled in continuous evolution.
Must be able to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s or PhD in aerospace engineering, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or systems engineering with advanced industry experience in technology trend identification and roadmap development.
Background in marketing and capture management in standards establishment industry consortiums.
Technical leadership 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 critical time‑constrained technology insertion efforts.
Salary Ranges Florida (Melbourne): $223,300.00 – $334,900.00
California (El Segundo, Redondo Beach, San Diego): $258,600.00 – $387,800.00
Primary Level Salary Range: $223,300.00 – $387,800.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date; however, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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Relocation Assistance : Relocation assistance may be available.
Clearance Type : SCI.
Travel : Yes, 25% of the time.
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 and 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’s Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) Sector is looking for a Director, Programs 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals to lead the newly formed Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) Division Battle Management Business Unit. This new role will lead a key element of R&AD’s mission for NGAS – leading Sector technology development in battle management architectures, autonomy, and automation that benefit current and future programs for our partner Divisions in NGAS.
This leadership position can be based in Redondo Beach, California; El Segundo, California; San Diego, California; or Melbourne, Florida with frequent travel to other NGAS sites and customer locations throughout the United States.
Responsibilities
Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop autonomy and battle management architectures that align with emerging mission needs.
Representing Northrop Grumman in industry standard formation consortiums.
Developing winning business deals for customer‑funded research & development efforts that support NGAS technology roadmaps.
Identifying early customer funding opportunities for advancement of technology maturation efforts that align with future requirements.
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 internally and externally funded 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 toward technology insertion milestones.
Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.).
Establishing relationships with new suppliers and managing those suppliers to meet program objectives.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 12 years of related professional/military technical development experience in the defense industry, or Master’s degree in engineering and 10 years of related experience.
Extensive development and deployment background in model‑based systems engineering and software engineering for aeronautics platforms.
Deep understanding of defense communication systems, battle management architectures, artificial intelligence and machine learning applied to aircraft flight‑critical and mission autonomy.
Experience managing small businesses in time‑constrained development effort supply chains.
Experience working with executives and senior leaders and leading teams to achieve a common goal in a dynamic work environment.
Must have an active DoD Top Secret/SCI clearance with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled in continuous evolution.
Must be able to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s or PhD in aerospace engineering, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or systems engineering with advanced industry experience in technology trend identification and roadmap development.
Background in marketing and capture management in standards establishment industry consortiums.
Technical leadership 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 critical time‑constrained technology insertion efforts.
Salary Ranges Florida (Melbourne): $223,300.00 – $334,900.00
California (El Segundo, Redondo Beach, San Diego): $258,600.00 – $387,800.00
Primary Level Salary Range: $223,300.00 – $387,800.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate’s experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date; however, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
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