Northrop Grumman

Director, Programs – Microelectronics Products and Services

Northrop Grumman

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Manhattan BeachCaliforniaFloridaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $193,800 - $336,800 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Drive Commercial Revenue: Own the commercial P&L.
  • Develop, shape, and aggressively execute a multi-year B2B sales pipeline for microelectronics products, foundry services, and advanced packaging.
  • Customer Acquisition & Channel Growth: Architect and expand commercial distribution channels.
  • Build high-trust relationships with key decision-makers at fabless semiconductor companies, commercial customers, defense contractors, and OSATs (Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test).
  • Agile Execution: Translate commercial demand signals into actionable factory resource plans, ensuring commercial awards are executed ahead of schedule, below cost, and with rapid time-to-market.
  • Market Positioning: Champion competitive, value-based pricing models and rapid customer acquisition tactics that differentiate NGMC in a highly competitive landscape.
  • New Product Champion: Identify commercial market needs for new product entities and work cross-functionally to rapidly provide new value against those opportunities.
  • Strategic Alignment: Continuously refine business processes to operate with a lean, startup-like agility while successfully leveraging the enterprise resources of Northrop Grumman.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related technical field with 10 years of relevant experience (or a Master’s degree with 8 years of experience).
  • 10 years of direct experience in the semiconductor industry, specifically in semiconductor design, semiconductor manufacturing, or foundry operations.
  • 5 years of experience holding P&L responsibility for commercial sales.
  • Experience managing a multidisciplinary team.
  • Proven track record of success in competitive, value-based pricing, B2B market positioning, and rapid customer acquisition.
  • Demonstrated ability to negotiate complex commercial contracts and explore alternative contracting approaches outside of traditional USG vehicles.
  • Ability to travel up to 50% to interface with customers, strategic partners, participate in conferences, and visit the NGMC sites.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance US Citizenship required.
Benefits
  • health insurance coverage
  • life and disability insurance
  • savings plan
  • Company paid holidays
  • paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
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Hard Skills & Tools
B2B salesP&L responsibilitysemiconductor designsemiconductor manufacturingfoundry operationsvalue-based pricingcustomer acquisitionnegotiationcommercial contractsmarket positioning
Soft Skills
relationship buildingteam managementstrategic alignmentagile executioncross-functional collaborationprocess refinementcommunicationleadershipcustomer interfaceproblem-solving
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in EngineeringMaster’s Degree in EngineeringTS/SCI clearance