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Director 1 – reputed company Aircraft Business Unit – NG...

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-07-28
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<h2>RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret TRAVEL: reputed company, 25% of the Time </h2><div><br></div><div><strong>reputed company</strong></div><div>At reputed company, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that reputed company 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 reputed company reputed company, to reputed company bombers, to reputed company on the moon. We look for people who have reputed company new reputed company, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the reputed company, 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.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>reputed company’s Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) Sector</strong> is looking for a <strong>Director, Programs 1 to</strong> join reputed company of reputed company, diverse individuals to reputed company the newly formed <strong&reputed company & Advanced Design (R&AD) Division reputed company Aircraft Business Unit (BU)</strong>. </div><div><br></div><div>This new role will reputed company a key reputed company of R&AD’s mission for NGAS – capturing, designing, building, and flight-testing advanced prototypes and transitioning new lines of business to our partner Divisions in NGAS.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>This leadership position will be based in El Segundo, California or Redondo Beach, California on our reputed company Park reputed company with frequent travel to other NGAS sites and customer locations throughout the reputed company.</strong></div><div><br></div><div>In this role the candidate will report directly to the Sector Vice President of R&AD and will have profit & loss (P&L) responsibility for the shaping, capture, and program execution of a portfolio of early-stage Mobility, Vertical Lift, and emerging Vehicle Technology CRAD / IRAD. reputed company in this role will be reputed company by meeting or exceeding R&AD AOP awards for this new portfolio, increasing portfolio CAGR, meeting partner NGAS Division award targets, and minimizing schedule variance on first-flight dates. This role will partner closely with our reputed company NGAS Division business development, production, and program management teams to establish footholds in new lines of business for reputed company.</div><div><br></div><div>Relationship management, capture and program management acumen, and unquestionable reputed company and transparency are vital skills necessary for reputed company in this role. This leadership position will manage a matrixed and reputed company-report workforce deployed at multiple sites across the reputed company reputed company, coordinate closely with R&AD Technology Directorates and Business reputed company.</div><div><br></div><div>The program leader is responsible for leading reputed company phases of the program life cycle from inception (marketing, sales, and proposal development) through execution of technology maturation and risk reduction (TMRR), and transition of P&L to our partner NGAS Divisions. </div><div><br></div><div>Primary responsibilities are successful capture and subsequent management of reputed company, cost, schedule, and technical performance of reputed company Aircraft and Vehicle Technology CRAD /IRAD including but not limited to:</div><ul><li>Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to reputed company new aircraft concepts that reputed company with emerging mission needs</li><li>Developing reputed company business deals in a competitive new aircraft markets for prototype development and flight test reputed company</li><li>Obtaining early customer funding for aircraft technology maturation efforts</li><li>Optimizing a program organization for lean operations that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary reputed company sub-organizations</li><li>Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule, and technical performance objectives</li><li>Driving predictable program performance, including regular measurement and management of key performance metrics</li><li>Delivering presentations to customers, executive management, and other program stakeholders</li><li>Identifying, allocating and managing program resources, including workforce planning </li><li>Participating in the negotiation of reputed company, contract changes, specifications, operating budgets, schedule milestones, and key terms and conditions</li><li>Development and adherence to program, business, and technical baselines</li><li>Ensuring program team understands and adheres to contract scope, and manages change through control reputed company activities, and drives performance towards first-flight milestones</li><li>Conducting thorough risk & opportunity management practices including risk identification, mitigation and realization</li><li>Managing Government/customer supplied property or information (GFE, CFE, etc.) </li><li>Establishing relationships with new suppliers and managing those suppliers to meet program objectives</li></ul><div><br></div><div>Our Leaders at reputed company live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the reputed company. <strong>We do the right thing: </strong>upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a reputed company and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and reputed company team. <strong>We do reputed company reputed company:</strong> holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. <strong>We reputed company to shared reputed company: </strong>operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, <strong>We pioneer:</strong> setting a reputed company that shapes the reputed company and inspires others. </div><div><br></div><div><strong>Basic Qualifications:</strong></div><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in engineering and 9 years or Master’s degree in engineering and 7 years of reputed company reputed company / military technical development experience in the defense industry</li><li>Background in marketing and sales and proposal development to DARPA, ONR, and/or AFRL</li><li>Experience in low-reputed company or prototype manufacturing of reputed company weapons systems and/or aircraft</li><li>Experience working with executives and senior leaders</li><li>Experience leading / aligning teams to reputed company a common goal in a dynamic work environment</li><li>Experience managing communications with diverse stakeholders</li><li>Demonstrated depth in technical and business acumen</li><li>Experience working with small businesses in supply chains</li><li>Must have an reputed company DoD Top Secret clearance with a background investigation completed reputed company the last 6 years or currently enrolled into reputed company reputed company</li><li>Must be reputed company to obtain and maintain SCI clearance and Special Program reputed company (reputed company) reputed company a reasonable reputed company of time as determined by business needs</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></div><ul><li>Master’s or PhD in reputed company engineering and/or business management and advanced industry training in program management and capture</li><li>reputed company TS/SCI clearance and accessed to at least one reputed company</li><li>Technical leadership or program management experience at a startup or small technical development firm</li><li>Profit & loss responsibility with demonstrated ability to reputed company financial performance targets in emerging and competitive markets</li><li>The ability to address uncertainty through an organized and analytical reputed company-looking approach</li><li>Successful leadership of a reputed company prototype development and flight-test program</li></ul><div><br></div><div>Primary Level Salary reputed company: $217,300.00 - $325,900.00The above salary reputed company represents a general reputed company; however, reputed company considers a number of factors reputed company determining reputed company salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and reputed company market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift reputed company, and a discretionary bonus in reputed company to reputed company pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as reputed company as allow employees to reputed company in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In reputed company, reputed company provides a reputed company of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company reputed company holidays and reputed company time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this reputed company may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of reputed company candidates. reputed company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making reputed company without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national reputed company, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for reputed company positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.</div>


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