Mission Assurance Engineer - Level 4

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
None

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% 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 Program Mission Assurance Engineer to join our team in Baltimore, MD. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. This role will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

• Mission Assurance Engineer interprets customer technical and Mission Assurance requirements, and ensures these requirements are integrated into program plans, specifications and product drawings.
• Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
• Assists in the performance of independent quality reviews to ensure compliance with contractual and customer requirements.
• Represents Mission Assurance at different review boards including Configuration Control Board (CCB), Corrective Action Board (CAB), and Material Review Board (MRB).
• Manages internal quality requirements and ensures these requirements are integrated into program SOWs, plans, quality plans, specifications, and product drawings.
• Ensures program contract requirements are flown down internally and to suppliers.
• Ensures compliance with contract program, quality, organizational, and industry alert requirements.
• Represents Mission Assurance at various program reviews and review boards including but not limited to Configuration Control Boards (CCB), Material Review Board (MRB), Program Management Reviews (PMR), Design/Peer Reviews, Manufacturing/Test Readiness Reviews and Corrective Action Boards (CAB).
• Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
• Drives concepts like Cost of Quality, FMEA and similar measures designed to help drive improvement.
• Performs Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) analysis, and problem‐solving activities on program-specific, quality system and business system deficiencies.
• Supports the development, implementation and maintenance of quality policy and procedures within the Quality Management System (QMS) including supporting external audits and performing internal audits to assess conformance.
• Reviews practices, procedures and processes seeking avenues to improve efficiency and effectiveness and reduce risk to product quality and personnel.
• Collects, analyzes and reports key performance indicator data/metrics and takes appropriate action to mitigate risks and improve performance.
• Provides experience within manufacturing and test quality assurance processes.

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of professional experience. (Will consider 12 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret/SCI clearance
• Experience on Space systems programs, such as payload, or spacecraft bus, or antenna, launch, or ground systems, and/or operations and maintenance activities
• Experience working with or supporting PCB/CCA design, fabrication, and/or test and verification
• Experience supporting Parts, Materials, and Processes Control Board
• Experience supporting Engineering Review Board
• Experience reading cabling drawings, wiring diagrams, and circuit schematics
• Knowledge…