Jobs at Northrop Grumman

Supervise a final assembly team of 10–15 mechanics, pipe fitters, painters, or electricians. Ensure safe, high-quality, cost-effective, and timely production while supporting employee training, accurate timekeeping, collective bargaining compliance, issue resolution, and operational efficiency. The role requires Lean Manufacturing experience, supervisory experience, U.S. citizenship, and eligibility for a Secret clearance.

Leads organizational change management and deployment activities for multi-year manufacturing transformation initiatives. Develops ADKAR-based change strategies, integrated program roadmaps, stakeholder and resistance-management plans, communications strategies, training architectures, and leadership engagement plans. Coordinates resources, milestones, dependencies, and go-live activities across multiple projects while embedding structured change practices throughout the organization.

Supports development of digital engineering capabilities and integrated model-based engineering environments. Responsibilities include systems architecture modeling in Cameo, requirements and interface management, digital ecosystem roadmap development, tool and data integration, data modeling, and implementation of digital engineering recommendations. Collaborates with technical and nontechnical stakeholders across engineering and business functions. The role requires MBSE, SysML, PLM, configuration management, and analytical modeling experience, with Secret clearance eligibility and U.S. citizenship.

Leads business management and program control activities, including resource and cost management, financial forecasting, variance analysis, AOP and monthly reporting, EVMS oversight, estimate-at-complete preparation, pricing and proposal support, contract review, subcontractor funding, and customer collaboration. The role also manages Program Control Analyst staff and supports contract negotiations.

Leads industrial engineering and manufacturing planning activities, including strategic planning, capacity and rate analysis, facility and equipment utilization, manufacturing simulations, finite scheduling, cost and inventory control, and performance metrics. Provides technical leadership and mentoring while developing plans for labor, facilities, tooling, and capital assets. Interfaces with leadership, clients, vendors, and cross-functional teams to improve production efficiency and support program delivery.

Supports quality assurance and production activities for marine propulsion and power generation equipment. Responsibilities include developing quality controls, supporting audits and MRB activities, managing nonconformances, conducting root cause and corrective action analysis, analyzing quality metrics, interpreting drawings and GD&T, updating control plans and work instructions, and applying Lean Six Sigma methods. The role is fully on-site and requires eligibility for a Secret Clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Leads manufacturing engineering functions supporting complex communications and networking systems. Oversees manufacturing, testing, process discipline, continuous improvement, staffing, employee development, strategic investment roadmaps, budgets, capital equipment, quality, and schedule performance. Partners with design engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, program management, and human resources to ensure producibility, testability, compliance, and successful product delivery. Requires active Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship.

Leads component engineering and configuration management for military, commercial, industry-standard, and space-grade electronic components. Reviews and approves parts, develops component drawings, manages BOMs and product structures, resolves data conflicts, selects alternates for obsolescence and supply issues, and supports qualification testing. Coordinates with design, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, suppliers, and configuration control boards. Establishes engineering processes, trains personnel, manages priorities, and leads component review teams across programs.

Leads manufacturing operations covering fabrication, machining, welding, assembly, and testing. Oversees cost, schedule, production planning, process development, continuous improvement, safety, capacity, facilities, staffing, and workforce engagement. Directs supervisors and employees, monitors program performance, resolves process issues, and collaborates with site leadership to meet delivery milestones. Requires manufacturing leadership experience, technical education, U.S. citizenship, and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance.

Leads manufacturing systems development and integration across design, fabrication, production, validation, and sustainment. Develops manufacturing processes, tooling, layouts, DFMA and design-to-cost recommendations, continuous improvement initiatives, and capital equipment plans. Supports marine propulsion programs, cross-functional IPTs, technical proposals, project schedules, costs, and transition to production. Requires extensive engineering or manufacturing experience, mechanical assembly and machining expertise, drawing interpretation, project leadership, U.S. citizenship, and eligibility for a Secret clearance.

Develops and improves manufacturing processes for marine propulsion and power-generation systems, including gearing, turbines, machined components, and welded fabrications. Responsibilities include designing tooling and fixtures, optimizing production flows and layouts, managing bills of materials, writing work instructions, supporting continuous improvement and capital equipment implementation, and assisting with product acceptance testing. The role requires supporting multiple production shifts and may be filled at the Manufacturing Engineer or Principal Manufacturing Engineer level.

Oversee operational aspects of ongoing projects within Northrop Grumman’s Supply Chain Business Management Organization. Coordinate among project management, planning, project teams, line management, and clients. Review project status and budgets, manage schedules, prepare reports, assess issues, develop resolutions, and monitor progress toward productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction goals.

Leads configuration management and data governance for a complex aerospace program. Owns configuration control, PLM workflows, deliverables, drawing lists, data packages, baselines, audits, and design-review readiness. Drives migration from manual to digital processes, workflow automation, performance metrics, continuous improvement, and cross-functional alignment. Provides technical leadership, training, and expertise in MPLM/Teamcenter while ensuring traceability, compliance, and timely customer submissions.

Lead and oversee the Industrial Security Program to ensure NISPOM and regulatory compliance. Manage DD254s, DISS/NISS databases, classified safeguarding, self-inspections, DCSA coordination, security reporting, training, and enterprise security initiatives. Support site leadership, programs, and implementation of OPSEC/Insider Threat/COMSEC controls and continuous improvement.

Leads advanced manufacturing engineering projects for marine propulsion systems, including process development, tooling, DFMA, design-to-cost assessments, production layout optimization, capital equipment implementation, and continuous improvement. Partners with design, quality, operations, supply chain, and program teams throughout development and transition to production. Manages technical proposals, project schedules, resources, costs, risks, and manufacturing readiness activities.

Conducts security audits, continuous monitoring, system and network assessments, vulnerability analysis, and compliance activities for classified information systems. Supports government policy implementation, risk mitigation, Assessment and Authorization, Security Test and Evaluation, and Risk Management Framework documentation. The role requires on-site work in Sunnyvale, a current Top Secret clearance, eligibility for SAP/SAR clearance, and an IAM Level II-equivalent certification.

Oversee project operations for Fleet Ballistic Missile launcher hardware, managing schedules, budgets, production activities, Earned Value Management, procurement coordination, customer and supplier communications, and issue resolution. Support proposals, estimates, program reviews, integrated product teams, government-furnished materials, intercompany work orders, quality activities, and long-term planning across multiple locations and vendors.

Supports program financial management by preparing budgets, schedules, funding profiles, forecasts, variance analyses, and financial reports. Monitors contract costs and schedules using Earned Value Management, develops work breakdown structures and performance baselines, assesses cost risks, and prepares estimates to complete. Coordinates with program managers, cost account managers, and business leaders, maintains expenditure records, supports audits and planning activities, and ensures compliance with government cost-control requirements.

Manages supply chain strategy and execution for a major defense propulsion program. Leads material planning, procurement and subcontract strategies, budgets, schedules, supplier performance, risk mitigation, forecasting, and earned value management. Coordinates with program management and cross-functional teams, conducts supplier and program reviews, resolves supply chain issues, and reports cost and schedule performance to executive leadership. The role is onsite in Sunnyvale, California, requires U.S. citizenship, and requires eligibility for a Secret clearance.

Leads cross-functional project execution for government contracts, ensuring contractual requirements are delivered on schedule, within budget, and to technical and quality standards. Manages project plans, schedules, risks, opportunities, costs, stakeholder communications, reporting, change control, and customer-supplied property. Coordinates Integrated Product Team activities, tracks actions to closure, supports executive presentations, and drives process improvements and compliance.