Project Management

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Uncleared

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
## Description

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.

Job Summary

The Air Combat Systems Operating Unit (OU) Associate Program Integrator will support the operational readiness and long‑term sustainment of fielded aircraft platforms. This position is in El Segundo and will coordinate requiring coordination activities across program office, engineering, supply chain, quality, finance, and contracts functions. The role includes participation in proposal development, support to risk management processes, and service as an emerging customer point of contact to help deliver mission‑ready solutions to aerospace customers.

Job Responsibilities:

Customer-Facing Operations

- Serve as a secondary point of contact for external customers, including logging, tracking, and routing customer inquiries to appropriate technical teams.
- Prepare and present risk tracking logs and mitigation status updates during recurring customer status meetings.
- Support the development of presentation materials and data packages for formal customer reviews, including Program Management Reviews (PMRs).
- Coordinate customer site visits, technical working groups, and action‑item closeout meetings.

Proposal Preparation and Contract Support

- Coordinate collection of cost, schedule, and technical inputs from cross‑functional teams in support of aerospace sustainment proposals.
- Assist in assembling proposal packages, including Statements of Work (SOW), Basis of Estimates (BOEs), and compliance matrices.
- Track proposal deadlines, monitor and manage action items for the proposal team, and maintain archives of historical proposal data.
- Review pricing inputs against historical aerospace parts costs to support accuracy and consistency in contract bids.

Risk Management and Mitigation Tracking

- Maintain and update the program Risk, Issue, and Opportunity (RIO) register.
- Facilitate regular risk review meetings with engineering and logistics teams to identify, document, and update program risks and issues.
- Assist functional and technical leads in drafting formal risk descriptions, calculating likelihood and consequence scores, and documenting mitigation plans.
- Track the progress of mitigation activities to help ensure that supply chain constraints and technical issues are addressed proactively.

Logistics and Program Coordination

- Maintain the program’s operating cadence by scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, and tracking action items to closure.
- Consolidate metrics from multiple data sources and draft weekly and monthly progress reports for internal and external leadership.
- Track the movement and status of assigned aerospace spare components across the lifecycle, including Repair of Repairables (ROR) cycles.

Basic Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree, or related military experience, in Business, Project Management, Supply Chain, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 2 years of relevant professional experience; internship, co‑op, or significant university project leadership experience may be considered.
- Demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with corporate and government customers.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Project, SharePoint, Visio and PowerPoint, and intermediate Excel skills (e.g., VLOOKUP, common functions, PivotTables).
- Ability to work independently and multitask.
- U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Prior experience in the aerospace industry, and/or experience in a customer service, client‑facing, consulting, or advisory environment.
- Foundational understanding of Risk, Issue, and Opportunity (RIO) concepts and standard risk matrix methodologies.
- Familiar with TRIO (Risk, Issues & Opportunity Tracking & Management Tool) or similar tool
- Basic familiarity with aerospace contract types and proposal processes.
- Familiar with BOENext or similar Proposal management tool.
- Working knowledge of SQL and/or Python programming languages.
- Exposure to project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Tableau, Jira, or Confluence.
- Active DoD Secret clearance.

Primary Level Salary Range: $75,800.00 - $113,800.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid 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 timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, 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 all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.