Project Management level 1/2

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.

This position supports operations and business improvement across 2,000+ employees located in Utah, Ohio, California, and Mississippi. The role is based in Clearfield, UT.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate continuous improvement events to develop, define, and improve processes in the forming and finishing of aircraft composite structures.
• Analyze various manufacturing processes for opportunities to minimize scrap, reduce cost, increase capacity, and optimize schedule.
• Provide support to the manufacturing floor by working proactively with cross-functional teams to understand frontline problems and implement cost-saving, impactful solutions.
• Work with program leadership to assess what-if scenarios and guide long-term strategic decision-making across several different programs.
• Generate metrics and conduct studies pertaining to efficiency, cycle times, work-in-progress, manpower, cost performance, and product delivery.
• Partner with manufacturing management to develop and track recovery plans that instill confidence with program management and customers, even through unforeseen challenges.
• Apply systems thinking in the development of metrics to improve product flow from the release of raw materials through product delivery.
• Develop and summarize analyses for the acquisition, maintenance, and enhancement of capital assets and equipment. Provides capacity planning, rate tool analyses, and facility layouts to ensure the ongoing success of composite operations.

Requirements

• Associate Project Management Level 1: Bachelor’s degree with 0 years of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with 0 years of relevant experience.
• Project Management Level 2: Bachelor’s degree with 1 year of relevant experience OR Master’s degree with 0 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance (DoD must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time.
• Ability to work on an assembly floor.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.

Relocation assistance may be available. A Secret clearance is required for start, with travel up to 10% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current DoD Secret Clearance.
• Current active Special Program Access (PAR).
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) field.
• Experience using the full suite of Microsoft Office Tools.

Pay

• Primary Level Salary Range: $54,400.00 – $81,600.00
• Secondary Level Salary Range: $65,500.00 – $98,300.00

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 as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business