US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time
Description
Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Process Improvement Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position may be located in Huntsville, AL or Colorado Springs, CO.
Position Overview:
The selected Principal Process Improvement Analyst will join the Missile Defense Solutions (MDS) Team to work on multiple programs within the Business Unit (BU).
Responsibilities will include the primary support of MDS BU knowledge management, and operations reporting and communications. Additional responsibilities include providing secondary support for process improvement and operational efficiency activities within the BU.
Essential Functions:
Basic Qualifications:
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. As a federal contractor, and consistent with Executive Order 14042 ( ), we will require all newly hired employees in the United States to be fully vaccinated by December 8, 2021 or by your start date if it is after December 8th. Federal guidance allows for disability/medical and religious accommodations with respect to the vaccine requirement. Any requested accommodations must be reviewed and approved (if applicable) in advance of your start date.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time
Description
Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Principal Process Improvement Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position may be located in Huntsville, AL or Colorado Springs, CO.
Position Overview:
The selected Principal Process Improvement Analyst will join the Missile Defense Solutions (MDS) Team to work on multiple programs within the Business Unit (BU).
Responsibilities will include the primary support of MDS BU knowledge management, and operations reporting and communications. Additional responsibilities include providing secondary support for process improvement and operational efficiency activities within the BU.
Essential Functions:
- Serve as MDS BU Principles and Operating Practices (PrOP) framework owner and provide guidance in interpreting PrOP and associated/referenced policies, and regulatory and agency guidelines to assure compliance. Manage and drive PrOP enhancements, new PrOP development, and recurring PrOP review process.
- Build relationships with program managers and functional staff to enable success in achieving portfolio goals / objectives
- Assist with reporting rhythm for Business Unit requests for program/functional reporting as well as required reporting to Division and Sector (daily/weekly reporting, monthly reviews, metrics)
- SharePoint administration, design, development, maintenance and linkage to OU and Functional sites
- Track and assist with resolving resource needs – facilities, labs, IT assets
- Liaise with the communications team to share information within the BU
- Support the MDS leadership team and Operational Efficiency team to establish and track activities in an Agile environment
- Interface with BU leadership for collaboration on processes, procedures, metrics
- Foster a collaborative culture that sustains the momentum around employee engagement and inclusion, affordability, innovation, value growth and continuous improvement.
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university and 6 years of related experience, or a Master's Degree and 4 years of related experience
- Six-Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
- Proven success in supporting multiple process improvement teams/activities across programs or disciplines
- Ability to organize, prioritize and self-manage a variety of improvement activities
- Intermediate knowledge in:
- Microsoft Office products
- SharePoint
- Ability and willingness to travel 25% of the time
- Excellent communication and presentation skills
- Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government security clearance at the DoD Secret level
- Lean / Six Sigma Green Belt certification
- Proficient in:
- SharePoint
- Microsoft Office products
- Basic understanding of Azure DevOps and/or Jira
- A current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD Secret clearance
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. With the continuing impacts of COVID-19 around the world, we are taking action to protect the health and well-being of our colleagues and maintain the safety of the communities where we operate. As a federal contractor, and consistent with Executive Order 14042 ( ), we will require all newly hired employees in the United States to be fully vaccinated by December 8, 2021 or by your start date if it is after December 8th. Federal guidance allows for disability/medical and religious accommodations with respect to the vaccine requirement. Any requested accommodations must be reviewed and approved (if applicable) in advance of your start date.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.