Sr. Principal Mission Assurance Engineer – Level 4

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time

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’s Space Sector is seeking a Sr. Principal Mission Assurance Engineer – Level 4 to join our team in Clearfield, UT
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This Mission Assurance Engineer will work in an industrial environment and support solving complex engineering problems. Will effectively interact with design engineering team and provide support across Factory Value Streams, Materials and Process experts, Process engineering, and Tool Design.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

In this job, you will:

• Understand the design intent, failure modes, requirements and specifications of the product as well as the manufacturing processes, process controls, statistics, SPC, and quality inspections.
• Provide expertise and guidance in interpreting governmental regulations, agency guidelines and internal policies/procedures to assure compliance/resolve non-conformances and will serve as liaison between Bacchus Mission Assurance and various internal and external organizations, including some government agencies.
• Work directly with operating entities to ensure that inspections, process control, and audits are conducted on a continuing basis as specified to enforce requirements, meet specifications, and improve processing.
• Infrequent on-call duty - approximately one week per quarter - primarily remote support with on-site presence seldom required.
• Able to work in manufacturing environment, including accessing ladders, stairs, and work platforms.
• Other duties as assigned

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional/relevant experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional/relevant experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of professional/relevant experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of professional/relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance
• Infrequent on-call duty - approximately one week per quarter - primarily remote support with on-site presence seldom required.
• Able to work in manufacturing environment, including accessing ladders, stairs, and work platforms. Ability to stand for long periods of time.
• Experience in Quality Assurance or Quality Engineering
• Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) and Quality Management Systems (QMS)
• Root Cause tools and investigation leadership
• Inspection accuracy analysis, Inspection Points (IP) and Plan (I-Plan) creation
• Application of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (ANSI/AMSE Y14.5), and Dimensional Inspection Techniques
• Systems Engineering and Statistics
• Engineering Design, Solid Mechanics
• Microsoft Office Suite

• Mechanical Design, Manufacturing Engineering, SPC
• AS9100/IS9001 experience
• Tooling/special equipment experience
• QMS signature authority
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• Demonstrated Customer Coordination
• Understanding or experience of digital inspection techniques using Leica Laser Tracker, Creaform, Romer arm equipment, and CMM machinery
• Understanding or experience of computer Aided Design and Software - i.e. NX, Verisurf,…