Australia Program Manager 2

**Requisition ID: R10051211**:

- **Category**:Program Management
- **Location**:Williamtown, New South Wales, AUS
- **Citizenship Required**:United States Citizenship
- **Clearance Type**: Secret
- **Telecommute**:No
- Teleworking not available for this position
- **Shift**:1st Shift (United States of America)
- **Travel Required**:Yes, 25% of the Time
- **Positions Available**:1

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.

Directs all phases of programs from inception through completion. Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance of company programs or subsystems of major programs. Participates in the negotiation of contract and contract changes. Coordinates the preparation of proposals, business plans, proposal work statements and specifications, operating budgets and financial terms/conditions of contract. Acts as primary customer contact for program activities, leading program review sessions with customer to discuss cost, schedule, and technical performance. Establishes design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product research, development, integration and test. Develops new business or expands the product line with the customer. Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules, identifies program problems and obtains solutions, such as allocation of resources or changing contractual specifications. Directs the work of employees assigned to the program from technical, manufacturing and administrative areas.

**Position Summary / Responsibilities**
- Provide OEM engineering support to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Boeing Defence Australia (BDA).
- Manage a team of seven engineers, two US expats and five Australians, who provide technical advice ensuring aircraft availability.
- Provide system knowledge to sustain the E-7 platform which includes analysis, design, development, implementation, support and enhancement
- Manages design concepts, criteria and engineering efforts for product improvement and upgrades.
- Responsible for the cost, schedule and technical performance for in-country work to ensure the RAAF receives the greatest value for money.
- Establishes milestones and monitors adherence to master plans and schedules.
- Accesses US NGC enterprise systems in order to provide real time information to the customer.
- Participates in the negotiation of Australia supplier subcontracts and contract changes.
- Manage US ITAR licenses and provisos to ensure compliance of controlled and restricted data.

**Job Scope**
- Manages a major Australian Defence program within the larger organizational unit, setting & operating to objectives & providing guidance to subordinates based on goals, objectives & company policy.
- Engineering Manager Responsibilities include: product performance, system maintenance, integrating product upgrades, risk management, and project performance addressing cost, schedule, and technical quality. Have full responsibility for all aspects of program performance on a large technical services-type contract.

**Guidance Given, Assignments Received**
- Provides guidance to subordinates based on customer needs while ensuring compliance to organizational goals and company policy.
- Work is reviewed in terms of meeting the organizations objectives and schedules.

**Knowledge and Technical Skills**
- Advanced level of understanding in a specialized field or general understanding of several diverse disciplines.
- Involves a broad grasp of involved practices and procedures.

**Decision Making**
- Regularly requires analysis of alternative courses of action.
- Decisions have risk/reward implications for program or area of influence.

**Direct Work Involvement**
- Responsible for all projects assigned to the organizational group.
- Advisor to lower level managers and exempt employees.
- Helps meet established schedules or resolve technical or operational problems.
- Typically accomplishes results through lower level(s) of management and professional employees.

**Policy Involvement**
- Establishes operating procedures that affect organizational unit(s).
- Interprets, executes, and recommends modifications to organizational policies.
- Establishes operating policies and procedures that aff