Manager Programs 2 - Advanced Packaging

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret 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. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) Sector is seeking a Manager Programs 2 to join the  Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC)  to support the Foundry, Test, and Advanced Packaging Operating Unit’s Advanced Packaging team. The position will be onsite in Linthicum, MD . For more than 70 years, Northrop Grumman’s Microelectronics Center, part of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, has pushed the boundaries in this ever-evolving field of microelectronics. Our U.S.-based, government-trusted foundries and state-of-the-art advanced packaging facilities set the standard, designing and delivering millions of defense and commercial microelectronics components each year. From innovative design to precise fabrication, our mission-tailored solutions provide unparalleled performance, ensuring our technology meets the most demanding challenges.  The Advanced Packaging team develops and deploys next-generation microelectronics packaging technologies for future defense systems. We focus on development, prototyping, maturation, and scaling of advanced packaging technologies to meet the needs of our sectors and their operating divisions. What You'll Get To Do: The selected candidate will be responsible for shaping, capture, and execution of advanced packaging technology development, prototyping, and maturation programs. The selected candidate will be responsible for numerous aspects of the program including: managing cost, schedule, and technical performance of the program; leading interfaces with internal and external customers, supplier partners, and company support organizations; supporting insertion of these technologies into other IRAD, CRAD, or production programs; identifying growth opportunities and play significant roles in bid and proposal activities; and interfacing with technical leadership across Northrop Grumman to identify technology needs and timelines to support next-generation systems.  The selected candidate will own the delivery of all contractual requirements on cost and on schedule, while achieving all technical requirements and creating customer intimacy to support value creation strategies and actions. Program Managers are responsible for leading all phases of the program life cycle from inception (proposal development) through startup, execution, and completion (contract closeout).  Primary responsibilities are the management of cost, schedule, and technical performance of company programs or subsystems and include, but are not limited to:  Cultivating customer relationships and intimacy to develop further opportunities within the customer community.  Developing new business opportunities through long term strategic planning, capture planning, and development of proposals and business plans.  Establishing a program organization that effectively addresses customer requirements and incorporates the necessary internal and external sub-organizations.  Leading and directing cross-functional Integrated Program Teams (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule and technical