Requisition ID: R10015843

Category: Program Management
Location: Colorado Springs – CO, United States of America
Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship
Clearance Type: None
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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Launch and Missile Defense Systems has an exciting career opportunity for a Sr. Principal / Staff Process Improvement Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Colorado Springs, CO.

Position Overview:

The Sr. Principal / Staff Process Improvement Analyst will join the Missile Defense Solutions (MDS) Team to work on multiple programs within the Business Unit (BU).

Responsibilities will include working with internal stakeholders to identify, prioritize and lead/facilitate improvement efforts resulting in measurable operational efficiencies. You will be responsible for primary support of the Colorado Springs, CO locations but will work liaise with and provide secondary support to the Huntsville, AL Sr. Principal / Staff Process Improvement Analyst.

Essential Functions:

• Lead/facilitate integrated, multi-disciplined continuous improvement projects that support the sector’s strategic direction
• Engage in targeted activities with program teams at the request of the leadership
• Coach/mentor improvement teams to develops solutions to problems of varying complexity which require a high degree of ingenuity and creativity
• Establish performance metrics to measure and sustain improvements
• Provide coaching, training and consultation in Six-Sigma and Lean principles to colleagues pursuing certification
• Demonstrate success in leading diverse cross functional teams to higher performance
• Maintain positive working relationships with peers, leadership, and team members when interacting on difficult systematic problems
• Communicate improvement progress and issues through visual, verbal, and written methods to stakeholders and business leaders
• Foster a collaborative culture that sustains the momentum around employee engagement and inclusion, affordability, innovation, value growth and continuous improvement.

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications:

This requisition may be filled at either a Sr. Principal Process Improvement Analyst or Staff Process Improvement Analyst level.

BQs for a Sr. Principal Process Improvement Analyst are:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university and 10 years of related experience, or a Master’s Degree and 8 years of related experience
• Proven success in leading multiple process improvement teams/activities across programs or disciplines
• Ability to organize, prioritize and self-manage a variety of improvement activities
• Basic knowledge of Tableau and/or Power BI, SharePoint and Jira/Azure DevOps
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Six-Sigma Green Belt Certification
• Ability and willingness to travel 25% of the time.
• Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government security clearance at the DoD Secret level

BQs for a Staff Process Improvement Analyst are:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university and 15 years of related experience, or a Master’s Degree and 13 years of related experience
• Proven success in leading multiple process improvement teams/activities across programs or disciplines
• Ability to organize, prioritize and self-manage a variety of improvement activities
• Basic knowledge of Tableau and/or Power BI, SharePoint and Jira/Azure DevOps
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Six-Sigma Green Belt Certification
• Ability and willingness to travel 25% of the time.
• Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Government security clearance at the DoD Secret level

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, Mission Assurance or Program Management
• DoD background in Space, Defense and/or IT
• Six-Sigma Black Belt or Lean Expert Certification
• Proficiency in:
  -Data/statistical analysis
  -Microsoft Office products
• Intermediate knowledge in:
  -Tableau and/or Power BI for data analytics
  -SharePoint
  -Azure DevOps and/or Jira
• A current active in-scope U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance

Salary Range: 94200 – 141400
Salary Range 2: 116900 – 175300

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 (https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/) we will require all newly hired employees in the United States to be fully vaccinated by January 18, 2022 or by your start date if it is after January 18th. 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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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