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 Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

The Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector, Payload and Ground Systems Division, Strategic Force Programs, Mission Payload Operating (MPS) Unit has an opening for an Administrative Assistant-4 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position reports directly to the Director of the MPS Operating Unit.

This role will report on-site daily to our Azusa, CA campus.

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

• Provides direct support to multiple directors, senior managers, and senior technical staff.
• Performs office functions, including, but not limited to setting up and maintaining files; arranging meetings and conferences; maintaining supplies; managing multiple Outlook calendars; and receiving, referring, or answering mail; managing distribution lists.
• Make travel arrangements for international and domestic travel, prepares expense reports, and maintains pertinent travel documentation.
• Perform visitor coordination, arrangements, and serve as visitor liaison.
• Reviews drafts and finished documents for appropriate grammatical usage; answers questions relating to office operations and established policies and procedures.
• Answer questions relating to office operations and established policies and procedures.
• Communicates with internal and external customers and executives, professionally representing the corporation and organization.
• Facilitates program & team meetings and engagements (team meetings, program reviews, all-hands, town halls, customer and supplier meetings, year-end team lunch, engagement activities, supplier visits and customer visits).
• Collaborates with administrative professionals in related organizations, as appropriate.
• Demonstrates a wide and comprehensive acquaintance with, and understanding of, both general and specific aspects of the job and their practical application to complex problems and situations ordinarily encountered.
• Operates independently to meet requirements of leadership team and offers expertise to assist other functions within organization.
• Assists in maintaining organization’s collaboration sites and activities.
• Assist with overseeing office moves and support facility related actions.
• Occasionally assist other Operating Units on campus.
• Assists events and activities of major organization initiatives.
• Is a quick learner and creative thinker, takes on assignments with a positive and “can-do” attitude, and is driven to dive in and learn what is needed to get the job done.

The successful candidate will possess the following:

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with minimal supervision while exercising good judgment, demonstrating flexibility and agility, prioritizing multiple tasks with competing deadlines, managing schedule conflicts, and providing excellent follow-through.
• Pro-active mindset, self-motivated, well organized and detail oriented.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with all levels of management, their assistants, and staff.

Basic Qualifications:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret clearance (US Citizenship Required)
• Must have a High School Diploma or GED AND 6+years of related administrative assistant experience.
• Must be proficient with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and MS Teams), with the ability to manage multiple calendars, create and edit documents.

Preferred Qualifications:

• DOD Secret clearance
• AA degree
• Experience in aerospace work setting
• Experience supporting at the director level or higher

Salary Range: $31 USD - $51 USD

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. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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.