Director of Programs 2 - Research & Advanced Design

About this role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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’s Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) Sector is looking for a Director of Programs 2 to join the Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) Division . This leadership role is located in Dayton, Ohio and cannot be performed remotely. This leadership position will be based in Dayton, Ohio and will frequent travel to other NGAS sites and customer locations throughout the United States.

This new role will lead profit & loss for all NGAS efforts at the Dayton, Ohio site and lead development of future technologies that differentiate and discriminate our aeronautics platforms. Partnering with our functional organizations, the Dayton Site Lead will align our existing efforts and grow the capabilities of the site aligned to our Government stakeholders’ technology roadmaps.

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems – Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) transforms breakthrough ideas into mission-ready capabilities through intelligent anticipation. We’re the front-end design engine, defining what comes next. From developing cutting-edge next-generation future aircraft to trailblazing collaborative autonomous platforms, we push the boundaries of technology and forge industry-leading partnerships that set new standards for what’s possible.

Our team owns the full lifecycle of advanced concept creation, from visionary early-stage designs and rapid prototyping to high-impact demonstrations and solving the toughest technical challenges in survivability, autonomy, and battle management. We seek curious, adaptable people who thrive on turning intuition into breakthrough solutions. If you’re driven to invent the future, build what’s next, and shape the landscape of national security, this is where you belong.

Position Description In this role the candidate will report directly to the Sector Vice President and General Manager of R&AD and will have profit & loss (P&L) responsibility for the shaping, capture, and program execution of a portfolio of early-stage aeronautics research & development and low-rate component manufacturing. With a particular emphasis on advanced survivability technologies.

Success in this role will be measured by meeting or exceeding R&AD AOP awards for the existing portfolio, increasing portfolio CAGR for new opportunities, achieving a > 1.0 portfolio book-to-bill, meeting partner NGAS Division award targets, and minimizing schedule variance on product and schedule deliveries. This role will partner closely with our counterpart R&AD and NGAS Division business development, production, and program management teams to establish footholds in new lines of business for Northrop Grumman that have synergies with R&D customers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

This role directs all phases of Dayton site’s program objectives from inception through completion. Responsible for site specific technical statement of work / performance and overall site operations. He/she oversees all Dayton site program managers. He/she are responsible for all site day to day activities of the Dayton site, including employees timesheets, performance evaluations, property control, facility, safety, security and daily production and directs the work of employees assigned from technical, manufacturing and administrative areas. He/she provides leadership, guidance, and career development to all site employees. Ensures adherence to Northrop Grumman and Human Resources policies.

Relationship management, capture and program management acumen, and unquestionable integrity and transparency are vital skills necessary for success in this role. This leadership position will manage a matrixed and direct-report workforce of over 400 E/P deployed at the Dayton site.

Essential Responsibilities Job Scope The Site Lead for Dayton’s responsibilities include: long-range planning, and full responsibility for all aspects of program performance. Major program, new business area, & capture/proposal management roles with high leverage, strategically critical & significant downstream value. Operations Involvement / Direct Work Involvement Responsible for the successful operation of activities of major significance to the organization. Rarely becomes involved in daily operational activities. Is more concerned to see that long-range budgets, schedules, and performance standards are realistically set and attained. Impact Sets & drives strategy for a broad set of Business Group or Sector initiatives Is empowered to make decisions and is accountable for results that significantly impact sector AOP & LRSP goals (key sector or Company initiatives) Decisions are critical & direct risk/reward implications for sector. Accountable for results that significantly impact sector AOP & LRSP outcomes (program performance, financial performance, growth, etc.); decisions are critical & direct risk/reward implications for sector. Liaison Represents the functional/business unit or sector as a prime internal & external contact on contracts or operations; has regular interaction with director & VP-level customer managem

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