Senior Principal Technical Operations Project Manager

About the role

Description

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.

The Systems Engineering & Integration (SE&I) organization within the Intelligence & Services (I&S) Business Unit delivers mission-critical engineering, integration, and operations solutions for our national security and civil customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable, and reliable capabilities that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the team and help shape how we engineer, integrate, and operate the systems of tomorrow.

SE&I has an opening for a Senior Principal Technical Operations Project Manager in Redondo Beach, CA.The selected candidate will serve as an operational focal point for SE&I leadership and project teams, driving staffing and onboarding activities, team engagement, collaboration tooling, and AI-enabled workflow integration across the organization.

This position is 100% on-site.

Role and Responsibilities:

The selected candidate’s responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

Operational Project Support

• Support the operational aspects of ongoing SE&I projects and initiatives, acting as a liaison between project management, engineering teams, and functional/line management.
• Track and report project and organizational status (technical, schedule, and cost, as appropriate) and support preparation of regular status reports, dashboards, and briefing materials for internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain mechanisms (e.g., trackers, metrics, dashboards) for monitoring project and organizational health, and drive issue identification, escalation, and resolution with project leads and functional managers.

Staffing & Onboarding

• Coordinate staffing actions for the SE&I organization, including tracking open positions, candidate pipelines, and estimated start dates.
• Plan and execute new-hire onboarding activities, including orientation schedules, training checklists, workspace/tool access, and introductions to key stakeholders and teams.
• Coordinate with security, HR, and program teams to support clearance initiation, processing, and site access for new hires and transfers.
• Own and continuously improve standard onboarding materials, templates, and checklists to ensure a consistent, high-quality experience across SE&I.

Team Engagement & Communications

• Plan, coordinate, and execute team engagement activities and events (e.g., all-hands meetings, brown bags, recognition events, offsites, and virtual engagement sessions).
• Support internal communications, including newsletters, announcements, and leadership messages, to foster connection, clarity, and transparency across SE&I.
• Partner with leadership to implement recognition and appreciation activities (awards, shout-outs, spot recognitions) that reinforce desired culture and behaviors.

SharePoint and Confluence Development

• Lead the day-to-day management, structure, and content organization of SE&I collaboration sites (SharePoint, Confluence, and related tools).
• Design and maintain intuitive, user-friendly site architectures, including document libraries, dashboards, and self-service resource areas.
• Work with technical and functional stakeholders to ensure content is accurate, current, and aligned to organizational needs (e.g., processes, templates, FAQs, reference materials).
• Define and implement standards for naming, archiving, and content lifecycle to improve findability, configuration control, and reduction of obsolete content.

AI Tool Integration & Workflow Support

• Coordinate the deployment and integration of AI tools and automation capabilities to support SE&I workflows (e.g., knowledge management, reporting, document generation, meeting support, metrics automation).
• Work with IT, security, and program stakeholders to ensure AI tools are appropriately configured, compliant, and aligned with customer and enterprise requirements.
• Support user onboarding to AI tools, including basic training, use-case documentation, and collection of feedback for continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities to streamline SE&I processes through automation and AI-enabled workflows and help define and track associated adoption and performance metrics.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support design review action tracking, follow-through, and closure, ensuring actions are clearly owned, visible, and completed on time.
• Assist with customer and stakeholder visits, including agenda development, logistics coordination, briefing material preparation, and follow-up action tracking.
• Provide coordination and tracking support for proposals and internal investments (e.g., NCTA/IRAD) aligned to SE&I initiatives.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM, business, or related discipline (e.g., Engineering, Project Management, Business, Operations, Information Systems, or similar) with 8 years of related experience in project management, program operations, technical operations, or engineering support; or a Master’s degree with 6 years of related experience.
• Demonstrated experience coordinating complex activities across multiple stakeholders, managing competing priorities, and meeting deadlines in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience using collaboration and productivity tools (e.g., SharePoint, Confluence, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams) for reporting, content management, and data tracking.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience preparing concise status reports, presentations, and communications for leadership.
• Proven ability to build effective working relationships and collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders across functions and levels.
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance with the ability to obtain SCI access at the time of application
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active SCI access
• Experience supporting project or program management activities in an engineering, systems integration, or software development environment.
• Hands-on experience administering or building SharePoint and/or Confluence sites, including site structure, permissions, and content lifecycle management.
• Exposure to AI tools or automation platforms (e.g., productivity copilots, knowledge search, workflow automation) in a business or technical setting.
• Familiarity with program management frameworks (e.g., gated reviews, design reviews, PMRs, IPRs) and associated action tracking and documentation.
• Experience designing and executing onboarding and engagement strategies for distributed or matrixed technical teams.
• Basic understanding of systems engineering or engineering development lifecycles and technical review processes.