Manager Programs 3 - Site Lead

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 sector has an opening for a Manager Programs 3, Site Lead to support our Hopkinton, Massachusetts facility. The Manager Programs 3, Site Lead will require a strong technical lead with a focus on business development and customer intimacy, proposal development, cost and schedule performance management. You will be working with our internal team as well as our customers developing solution paths and insuring the successful implementation with regards to technical performance, schedule and budget. The Hopkinton Massachusetts facility is engaged in the design, development, and manufacturing of antenna and passive microwave components for EW aerospace applications and associated OEM’s. We have a strong cultural focus on design for manufacturability and therefore have our manufacturing and engineering resources co-located within the facility. In addition to our in-house machining, assembly, and quality capabilities, our test department has two antenna ranges. One is a far field range and the other is a near field 8’x8’ scanning range. The test department also has multiple PNAs giving us measurement capability to 50GHz on site. Design development and manufacturing use industry standard software packages which are readily available. This position will require an individual comfortable with working in a small team environment with a significant amount of autonomy and associated accountability, covering the full life cycle of projects from inception through production. Given the small team environment a willingness to assume multiple roles and responsibilities is required, supporting RF design, mechanical design, design for manufacturability, proposal support, and business development. The position will have the ability to directly influence the further development of the business and the success of this business lane as a whole. The ability to be hands-on, to work through others, to engage in leadership, and assist in customer development is emphasized. Applicants must demonstrate prior working experience in the aerospace industry and substantiate prior project leadership and/or systems engineering experience. Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.