Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.
Are you interested in expanding your career through experience and exposure, all while supporting a mission that seeks to ensure the security of our nation and its allies? If so, then Northrop Grumman Space Sector is the place for you. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Northrop Grumman is currently seeking an Administrative Assistant to support the Space Systems Business Development (BD) organization. This position will be located in McLean, VA or Falls Church, VA.
Keys to success include:
- Collaborative approach, good listening and communication skills, and discretion interacting with leadership and representing the Space BD leadership team.
- Collaborate effectively with executive leadership administrative team to support tasks, ensuring seamless communication and coordination across functions while encouraging partnership and development.
- Proactive mindset, self-motivated, well organized and detail oriented for fast-paced environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and competing priorities.
- Ability to independently solve administrative issues and conflicts, with limited guidance or contact with supported principal in a timely fashion.
In this job, you will:
- Provide administrative support to include:
- Travel planning
- Managing expense reports
- Meeting planning and execution
- Schedule development and tracking
- Budget support
- Coordinating events/meetings with other Administrative Assistants & Business Operations leads
- Prepare presentation materials for executive leadership teams.
- Support logistics planning and execution of meetings of varying classification levels that may span multiple computer networks (i.e. unclassified and classified computer systems).
- Support engagements of a sensitive nature inside and outside the company.
- Proactively manage calendar, travel, and scheduling conflicts, ensuring the team is well supported.
- Other duties as assigned.
If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!
Basic Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or equivalent with 5+ years of professional administrative support in a law firm or other corporate setting.
- Extensive experience with timely and accurate expense reporting for complex travel scenarios.
- Advanced experience in Microsoft Office suite (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Excel), SharePoint (or equivalent), and intranet/internet proficiency.
- Excellent organizational skills, including the ability to juggle multiple tasks and competing priorities across a geographically dispersed team.
- Experience interfacing with executive level contacts (internal as well as external).
- Experience coordinating Outlook calendars, conference calls, and shared applications.
- Experience coordinating on and off-site meetings and/or events.
- Experience and proficiency with Concur or SAP for travel and expense reporting systems.
- Must have DoD Secret security clearance at the time of application.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active TS/SCI clearance preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
About Space Sector: Industry-leading provider for prime satellite and payload capabilities and directed energy and electronics solutions for national security, military, and civil customers.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $66,600.00 - $111,000.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.Skills Required
- High School Diploma or equivalent with 5+ years of professional administrative support in a law firm or corporate setting.
- Extensive experience with timely and accurate expense reporting for complex travel scenarios.
- Advanced experience in Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, Excel).
- Experience with SharePoint or equivalent intranet systems and general internet/intranet proficiency.
- Experience interfacing with executive-level contacts and providing executive support.
- Experience coordinating Outlook calendars, conference calls, and shared applications.
- Experience coordinating on- and off-site meetings and events, including logistics and execution.
- Experience and proficiency with Concur or SAP for travel and expense reporting systems.
- Excellent organizational skills; ability to manage multiple priorities across a geographically dispersed team.
- Must have DoD Secret security clearance at the time of application.
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
- Bachelor's degree.
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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What We Do
We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
