Engineering Program Manager – Level 3/4

Northrop Grumman

Engineering Program Manager leading technical execution and cost management for programs under Fleet Ballistic Missile umbrella. Join Northrop Grumman's innovative mission solutions team.

Posted 5/31/2026full-timeSunnyvale • California, Florida • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $98,400 - $171,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee and manage programmatic execution of the engineering related scope on their program including cost target flow-down.
Act as Scrum Master and remove barriers for the team.
Own the engineering control account, collect cost and schedule performance data, and drive corrective actions.
Create and maintain an executable engineering schedule and budget that align with program milestones.
Lead the Engineering proposal activities.
Manage the engineering scope baseline, evaluate change requests, and enforce configuration control per the System Engineering Management Plan (SEMP).
Develop and maintain engineering staffing demands.
Collecting and managing engineering Metrics, developing RTGs as appropriate and driving to completion.
Technical Scope Management - Ensure system technical compliance with the program Statement of Work and system requirements.
Identify, assess, and log technical risks and opportunities; develop and track mitigation plans.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years relevant experience; or Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of relevant work experience; or a PhD in a STEM discipline with 0 years relevant experience.
4 years’ experience as a technical project lead.
Understanding of Engineering processes with execution experience.
Experience summarizing and communicating status reports to technical leadership at a level higher than immediate management.
US Citizenship required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

programmatic executioncost target flow-downengineering control accountcost and schedule performance dataengineering scheduleengineering budgetengineering proposal activitiesconfiguration controlengineering metricstechnical scope management

Soft Skills

Scrum Masterremoving barriersleadershipcommunicationrisk assessmentproblem-solvingteam managementstakeholder engagementstatus reportingmitigation planning

Certifications

Bachelor’s DegreeMaster’s DegreePhDSecret Clearance