About This Role
This Staff CIDO IT Program Manager position leads all Chief Information and Digital Office (CIDO) activities at the Blue Ridge Advanced Manufacturing Center (BRAMC) in Waynesboro, VA. The role involves connecting CIDO with BRAMC leadership to ensure IT services and digital solutions support business objectives, serving on the BRAMC site leadership team, and partnering with operations and engineering to define the digital vision and prioritize initiatives. This role requires full-time on-site presence and leads a matrixed team across IT disciplines and CIDO service lines.
Responsibilities
- Own BRAMC’s digital manufacturing and IT/OT architecture decisions within enterprise standards, validate subject matter expert (SME) recommendations, and determine the path forward
- Enable advanced manufacturing, including robotics, automation, and Internet of Things (IoT), and support classified manufacturing, assembly, and test
- Lead a matrixed team of IT, OT, and engineering SMEs to ensure smooth and efficient implementation of BRAMC’s digital manufacturing ecosystem from development and testing to rapid prototyping and full-scale production across multiple product lines and classifications
- Co-own key manufacturing KPIs (e.g., cycle time, yield, throughput, OEE) with BRAMC operations leadership, ensuring digital initiatives translate into measurable improvements
- Align CIDO capabilities and imperatives with business goals, representing CIDO to stakeholders and clearly articulating value, tradeoffs, and impacts
- Translate options from CIDO SMEs into a clear, prioritized execution roadmap for BRAMC and drive delivery against that roadmap
- Provide thought leadership and strategic planning for digital manufacturing, execution systems, and data-driven operations
- Coordinate/Lead infrastructure support activities associated with classified office and manufacturing areas
- Represent BRAMC with CIDO for ERP/MES/MPLM pillar system adoption and sustainment activities
- Ensure responsive day-to-day information services support
- Collaborate across CIDO service lines, peers, and business stakeholders to effectively allocate resources and achieve key mission priorities
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with at least 12 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with at least 10 years of relevant experience, or a PhD with at least 8 years of relevant experience; a High School diploma/equivalent with at least 16 years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a completed degree
- Active U.S. Government Secret level security clearance (at a minimum), to include a closed investigation date completed within the last 6 years, or enrollment in the U.S. Government Continuous Evaluation Program (CEP)
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP/SAR) clearance
- Proven ability to provide strategic direction regarding CIDO services, solutions, processes, applications, and technology
- Proven ability to communicate and interact effectively with a wide range of stakeholders—from highly technical staff to senior leaders
- Proven experience managing projects, budgets, and schedules
- Demonstrated leadership and excellent communication skills
- Experience with digital twin technology for real-time monitoring and optimization
- Experience with driving adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
- Understanding of IoT integration for data collection, automation, and analytics
Nice to have:
- Degree in Information Technology or Manufacturing Operations
- Experience in manufacturing environments at multiple levels, from shop floor to senior leadership
- Proven ability to represent organizational capabilities to internal and external stakeholders and influence priorities and investment decisions
- Self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and can quickly learn new program and factory processes
- Entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to constructively challenge the status quo and provide innovative solutions to complex IT and digital manufacturing requirements, balancing risk, cost, and business value
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Phenomenal learning opportunities
- Exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
- Very friendly team environment
- Exceptional benefits/healthcare
- 9/80 work schedule
- Great 401k matching program
- Discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
- Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results
- Eligibility for Long Term Incentives for employees in Vice President or Director positions
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Important Details
- Relocation assistance: may be available
- Clearance required for start: Yes
- Clearance type: Secret
- Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
- Application period: estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date, may be shortened or extended
About the Company
At Northrop Grumman, employees work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world. The company has been at the forefront of many technological advancements, from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and secure technological solutions to enable strategic objectives in rapidly changing global security environments, building a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies.
