Scott Willoughby
Northrop Grumman
2021 Women In Defense Fall Webinar Series
Scott Willoughby is the Vice President of Operations for the Strategic Space Systems Division at Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems sector, a premier provider of space and launch systems serving national security, civil, and commercial customers. In this role, Willoughby oversees all aspects of production capabilities and enabling digital transformation strategies across manufacturing, integration and test, mission assurance, global supply chain, and operations.
In addition, Willoughby serves as the Vice President and Program Manager for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), overseeing all aspects of the program. Previously, Willoughby served as the P858 Program Manager for Advanced Concepts, Technology, and Emerging Systems. He oversaw program management, including financial management, human resources, capital, and customer and subcontractor interfaces at all levels of contract management.
Before his leading role on P858, Willoughby was the Program Manager for the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program; served as the AEHF Deputy Program Manager for Flight 1 payload production and delivery; was the Director for Integration, Test, & Launch (IT&L) for Northrop Grumman Space Technology’s Production and Supply Chain (PSC) organization, leading its Production Control Directorate; and served as the Milstar Offsite Manager for the integration of the first Block II payloads, as a Systems Engineer on Milstar Block I, and as the Lead Systems Engineer on MAPSTAR. Prior to these roles, Willoughby joined the technical staff of TRW at Northrop Grumman in 1989. He received a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University in 1989 and a master’s degree in Communication Systems from the University of Southern California in 1991. He is also a graduate of the UCLA Executive Program at the Anderson School of Management.