Integrated Product Support (IPS) Lead

About the role

The IPS Lead at Northrop Grumman is responsible for directing the execution of the overall Integrated Product Support (IPS) effort on the Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) program. This includes planning, managing, and coordinating total, cradle to grave product management to support mission-critical objectives.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and manage IPS including planning, coordination of resources and the support solution for products and IPS requirements in a timely and professional manner to ensure customer satisfaction.
• Develops, refines, analyzes, and issues logistics policies for the program.
• Knowledge of the policies, practices, regulations, and laws concerning the acquisition and logistics management processes and initiatives.
• Knowledge of the application of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative assessment methods.
• Staff planning, organizing, and overseeing critical aspects of development, production, and support of systems, subsystems, or equipment.
• Integrate, analyze, and manage a variety of logistics functions in support of research, development, production, and support of a system, subsystem, or equipment.
• Provide IPS administration, including supply, purchasing, provisioning, design, reliability, validation, and maintainability analysis of complex mechanical or electro-mechanical systems/equipment per DOD requirements.
• Determine the support requirements within a project and define the tasks and associated resources required to ensure the most appropriate support strategy and solution.
• Interpret statements of work assigned by program leadership.
• Develop and execute to meet project budgets and schedules, including critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.
• Manage project timelines to budget, resources, and deliverables for systems engineering initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between system architecture, software development, and business objectives.
• Perform in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 6 years of experience in supply chain and/or logistics field, a Master's degree with 5 years of experience or a PhD with 4 years of experience.
• Knowledge of automated logistics systems, preferably SAP systems.
• Experience overseeing procurement activities and managing material budgets.
• Experience with RMA actions for failures or repairs in coordination with GSC and program teams.
• Experience leading technical teams of 5-10 personnel.
• Demonstrated Functional Management experience.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance investigated within the last 5 years, with the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI approval/access.
• Experience directly managing or leading engineering teams and strong cross-functional team leadership and communication skills.
• Fluency with developing and executing project schedules.
• Problem-solving experience in a team environment.
• Experience leading the performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in achieving results through managing people and understanding and management of internal processes and customer/supplier relationships.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Ability to collaborate and achieve consensus when dealing with groups from diverse organizations and backgrounds.
• Demonstrated experience in making sound decisions in uncertain and difficult situations.
• Strong sense of urgency and work ethic in ensuring engineering meets customer and program expectations in a timely and efficient manner.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 6 years of experience in supply chain and/or logistics field, a Master's degree with 5 years of experience or a PhD with 4 years of experience.
• Knowledge of automated logistics systems, preferably SAP systems.
• Experience overseeing procurement activities and managing material budgets.
• Experience with RMA actions for failures or repairs in coordination with GSC and program teams.
• Experience leading technical teams of 5-10 personnel.
• Demonstrated Functional Management experience.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance investigated within the last 5 years, with the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI approval/access.
• Experience directly managing or leading engineering teams and strong cross-functional team leadership and communication skills.
• Fluency with developing and executing project schedules.
• Problem-solving experience in a team environment.
• Experience leading the performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost and achieving all requirements.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in achieving results through managing people and understanding and management of internal processes and customer/supplier relationships.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Ability to collaborate and achieve consensus when dealing with groups from diverse organizations and backgrounds.
• Demonstrated experience in making sound decisions in uncertain and difficult situations.
• Strong sense of urgency and work ethic in ensuring engineering meets customer and program expectations in a timely and efficient manner.

Skills

• Knowledge of the policies, practices, regulations, and laws concerning the acquisition and logistics management processes and initiatives.
• Knowledge of the application of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative assessment methods.
• Staff planning, organizing, and overseeing critical aspects of development, production, and support of systems, subsystems, or equipment.
• Integration, analysis, and management of a variety of logistics functions in support of research, development, production, and support of a system, subsystem, or equipment.
• Supply, purchasing, provisioning, design, reliability, validation, and maintainability analysis of complex mechanical or electro-mechanical systems/equipment per DOD requirements.
• Interpretation of statements of work assigned by program leadership.
• Development and execution of project schedules.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between system architecture, software development, and business objectives.
• Performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements.
• Development and execution of project budgets and schedules, including critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.
• Management of project timelines to budget, resources, and deliverables for systems engineering initiatives.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between system architecture, software development, and business objectives.
• Performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements.
• Development and execution of project budgets and schedules, including critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.
• Management of project timelines to budget, resources, and deliverables for systems engineering initiatives.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between system architecture, software development, and business objectives.
• Performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements.
• Development and execution of project budgets and schedules, including critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.
• Management of project timelines to budget, resources, and deliverables for systems engineering initiatives.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between system architecture, software development, and business objectives.
• Performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements.
• Development and execution of project budgets and schedules, including critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.
• Management of project timelines to budget, resources, and deliverables for systems engineering initiatives.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between system architecture, software development, and business objectives.
• Performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements.
• Development and execution of project budgets and schedules, including critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.
• Management of project timelines to budget, resources, and deliverables for systems engineering initiatives.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between system architecture, software development, and business objectives.
• Performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements.
• Development and execution of project budgets and schedules, including critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.
• Management of project timelines to budget, resources, and deliverables for systems engineering initiatives.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between system architecture, software development, and business objectives.
• Performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements.
• Development and execution of project budgets and schedules, including critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.
• Management of project timelines to budget, resources, and deliverables for systems engineering initiatives.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between system architecture, software development, and business objectives.
• Performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements.
• Development and execution of project budgets and schedules, including critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.
• Management of project timelines to budget, resources, and deliverables for systems engineering initiatives.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between system architecture, software development, and business objectives.
• Performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements.
• Development and execution of project budgets and schedules, including critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.
• Management of project timelines to budget, resources, and deliverables for systems engineering initiatives.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between system architecture, software development, and business objectives.
• Performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements.
• Development and execution of project budgets and schedules, including critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.
• Management of project timelines to budget, resources, and deliverables for systems engineering initiatives.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between system architecture, software development, and business objectives.
• Performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements.
• Development and execution of project budgets and schedules, including critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.
• Management of project timelines to budget, resources, and deliverables for systems engineering initiatives.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between system architecture, software development, and business objectives.
• Performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements.
• Development and execution of project budgets and schedules, including critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.
• Management of project timelines to budget, resources, and deliverables for systems engineering initiatives.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between system architecture, software development, and business objectives.
• Performance of technical tasks on schedule, at cost, and achieving all requirements.
• Development and execution of project budgets and schedules, including critical path management, Estimates-at-Completion (EACs), and workload forecasts.
• Management of project timelines to budget, resources, and deliverables for systems engineering initiatives.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between system architecture, software development, and business objectives.