Sr Principal Engineer Planning Analyst

About the role

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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) has an opening for a Sr. Principal Engineer Planning Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida. This position will be supporting the Product Support organization as an individual contributor on the Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS) team. The candidate must have excellent inter-personal, written and verbal communication skills as they work with teams of engineers, logisticians, buyers, etc. in pursuing recommendations for resolution of DMSMS issues. Candidate will help coordinate activities to ensure solutions are in place to minimize or prevent impacts to current contracts. Key aspects of the position include working effectively with Procurement/Subcontracts, Integrated Product Teams, functional organizations, external customers and Program Management to identify, analyze, address, and resolve DMSMS issues.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a lead for the DMSMS Business Case Analysis (BCA) process while integrating with cross-discipline teams, including supply chain and procurement, business management, engineering, functional organizations, external customers and program management
• Interface with DMSMS team and tool suite, as well as other stakeholders as necessary, to adjudicate obsolescence issues for BCA candidacy
• Perform analysis of supplier and industry data to provide recommended, risk-based path forward
• Creation and management of entry and exit criteria artifacts for each development phase of a BCA, to include resolution option definition, execution schedules, cost estimates, and roadmaps
• Collect and provide data to inform program leadership of BCA status during technical interchange meetings, working groups, program deliverables and other briefings as required
• Maintain BCA database and other artifacts with updated statuses