Program Manager 2

About the role

The Program Manager 2 (PM) role is located at Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems, primarily in Redondo Beach, CA, El Segundo, CA, or Yuma, AZ. This role is critical for managing a subset of programs within the F-35 Fleet Readiness & Sustainment Operating Unit (FR&S OU) throughout the entire program lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Manage cost, schedule, and technical performance for assigned program scope.
• Lead cross-functional teams to achieve program objectives and align execution across engineering, plans and schedules, production, quality, and supply chain.
• Manage supplier performance to meet program and customer objectives.
• Measure and report program performance, including risks, opportunities, and compliance with contractual and technical requirements.
• Serve as the primary interface with the customer, managing expectations, priorities, and issue resolution while balancing contractual requirements with operational execution constraints.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree and 6 years of related experience.
• Professional and/or military experience including project management, program management, sustainment, engineering, capture efforts, and/or business management related functions.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve financial performance targets and use of Earned Value Management.
• Ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. Government Secret Clearance and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time.

Qualifications

• Experience on the F-35 program.
• Experience supporting DoD sustainment programs or contracts.
• Experience interfacing with external customers.
• Experience supporting MRO&U operations for aircraft in flightline, field-level, or depot maintenance / mod environments.
• Experience with aircraft technical documentation generation, field engineering action requests, and engineering support for fielded aircraft.
• Experience managing domestic and international suppliers/subcontracts.
• Experience with executing spares and repairs contracts.
• Prior military experience, particularly F-35 experience in maintenance, logistics, depot management, and/or sustainment.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance.

Skills

Strong leadership, strategic planning, and communication skills are essential. Proficiency in project management tools and techniques is also required.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO), and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Long Term Incentives may also be available for select roles.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $131,800.00 - $241,700.00 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

This role is full-time and requires travel of up to 25% of the time.