RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time 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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an* Administrative Assistant Level 3 or Level 4** to support our Test and Evaluation team. This position will be located in Palmdale, CA*.
In this role, you will provide comprehensive administrative support to the Director of Engineering and play a key part in driving departmental success through efficient operations and coordination.
Key Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Provide administrative support to the Director and Department Managers.

• Review drafts and finished documents for appropriate grammatical usage

• Properly handle high-level and confidential/proprietary information

• Concur travel booking, expense reports, outlook calendar meeting coordination and planning

• Coordinate and track training certifications for the department

• Maintain departmental org chart

• Track progress of and ensure management accountability of brief flow-downs

• Maintain action items and notes during meetings

• Organize and reserve conference rooms, plan beverage and meals as needed

• Run the computer and agenda for daily staff meetings as necessary and other leadership level meetings

• Maintain building office supplies and any supplies the leadership team needs to complete their daily tasks

• Assist as needed with new employee onboarding

• Answers questions relating to office operations and established policies and procedures

• Coordinate large and high-level meetings
  *What makes you successful: *

• You excel at anticipating the needs of the director and being proactive in action

• You are committed to maintaining confidentiality of sensitive information

• You enjoy contributing to a positive work environment with ever changing priorities

• You take pride in attention to detail and accurate documentation
  Basic Qualifications:
  This requisition may be filled at an *Administrative Assistant Level 3 *OR *Administrative Assistant Level 4 *based on the qualifications below.
  Administrative Assistant Level 3

• Must have a High School Diploma or GED equivalent and 4 years additional education and/or related experience

• Professional experience with MS Office tools. (i.e. Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and/or Word for creating complex presentations, creating/maintaining spreadsheets, maintaining calendar systems and preparing professional correspondence, etc.)

• Must have ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance or higher and Special Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

• Ability to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish the project result

• Ability to make decisions which have impact on the organization's credibility, operations and services

• Able to understand and execute on sequence of operations or action to be taken

Administrative Assistant Level 4

• Must have a High School Diploma or GED equivalent and 6 years additional education and/or related experience

• Professional experience with MS Office tools. (i.e. Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and/or Word for creating complex presentations, creating/maintaining spreadsheets, maintaining calendar systems and preparing professional correspondence, etc.)

• Must have ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Clearance or higher and Special Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

• Ability to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish the project result

• Ability to make decisions which have impact on the organization's credibility, operations and services

• Able to understand and execute on sequence of operations or action to be taken

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Do

D Secret Clearance and active Special Program Access:

• Expert proficiency with MS Office tools - including word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Experience working with travel agencies and/or Concur travel booking and submitting expense reports
• Experience with Outlook calendar meeting coordination and planning
• Experience with purchasing tools (i Buy, SAP, or similar)
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management
  What we offer:
  We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
  Primary Level Salary Range: $54,400.00 - $90,600.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $64,600.00 - $107,600.00The 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.