Northrop taps new sector VP of manufacturing operations

Northrop Grumman has named Ingrid Vaughn vice president of manufacturing operations within the company’s Electronic Systems sector.

In her new role, Vaughn will be responsible for manufacturing capability, capacity, processes and tools for the sector. She will also lead the Electronic Systems manufacturing operations homeroom to assure synergy across operations, Northrop said in a release.

Vaughn was most recently program director for the G/ATOR program. She joined Northrop Grumman in 1985 and has held a number of positions in program management, engineering and manufacturing since then, the company said.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering and operations research from Virginia Tech and a master’s degree in administrative science from Johns Hopkins University.