[Hiring] Principal Engineer Manufacturing @Northrop Grumman

Role Description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is looking for you to join our Marine Systems team as a Principal Engineer, Manufacturing, supporting the Global Supply Chain Supplier Management Team. This role will be offered as a remote position.

• Manages and interprets schedules from suppliers/subcontractors to understand impact on program schedule and milestones.
• Effectively manage an integrated master schedule and successfully manage schedule risks and opportunities.
• Develop and manage the SMT RAIL/action item tracker to facilitate communication and accountability with the supplier/subcontractors & internal actions within NG Marine Systems NGMS.
• Focus on schedule and supply chain programmatic actions.
• Manage supplier performance, open orders, delivery, and dock dates.
• Define and develop material strategy for on-time delivery.
• Effectively plan, define, establish, communicate, monitor, and control subcontractor scope to ensure that all required work is performed.
• Analyze changes to balance technical, cost, schedule, and quality requirements, developing alternatives that address program needs and expectations.
• Support development of NGMS Statements of Work (SSOW) through collaboration with key technical and programmatic stakeholders.
• Adhere to subcontract scope and manage change through control board activities.
• Address subcontract uncertainty through an organized and analytical forward-looking approach that identifies risks and opportunities.
• Assist Program and Subcontracts in generating technical content for NGMS Request for Information (RFIs) / Request for Proposals (RFPs) / etc.
• Responsible for NGMS proposal technical evaluations and supports program and subcontracts in negotiations.
• Review and approve NGMS’s technical subcontractor deliverables (SDRLs) with guidance from applicable cross-functional program Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Prepare executive level briefings and develop mechanisms for monitoring project progress, tools for intervention, and problem solving with element leads, business management, and customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 5 years of experience in supply chain, program management, business management or related, or a Master's Degree with a minimum of 3 years of experience in the same fields, or an additional 4 years of related experience in lieu of a Bachelor's degree.
• Experience supporting U.S. Government contracts and/or large supplier management portfolio experience in other industries.
• Experience in EVMS or similar cost and schedule management systems.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

Requirements

• Experience providing strategic direction regarding Program Management or Supply Chain products, processes, applications, and technology.
• Experience with technical evaluations of supplier proposals & subsequent contract negotiations.
• Experience managing a Program effort or Major Subcontract (in either a supply chain, SMT, or program/project management role).
• Experience in managing technical risks and opportunities.
• Experience as a control account manager (CAM).
• Experience in evaluating and coordinating the resolution of production problems related to engineering, manufacturing operations, design, quality, and materials.
• Experience in analyzing engineering specifications and drawings.
• Conferring with Design, Quality, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing, and Global Supply Chain to provide and obtain technical solutions.

Benefits

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