Manager Mission Assurance

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available. CLEARANCE TYPE:
None. TRAVEL:
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, but they’re also making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems sector is seeking a Mission Assurance Manager 2 to lead our team of qualified, diverse individuals located in Baltimore, MD at our BWI site. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

The Manager will support critical programs within an OU and lead a high performing team responsible for delivering quality products and maintaining compliance across the organization. The MA Manager will plan and execute production plans using measurable goals and effectiveness criteria in support of the overall business strategy of the unit, division, and sector. Candidates are to have a proven track record of solving complex problems through systematic and objective evaluation of information resulting in effective communication, championing, and implementation of change with a diverse set of internal and external customers and suppliers.

• Implement mission/flight assurance plans for individual spacecraft flight hardware programs. Addressing design, manufacturing, integration, and test activities in accordance with company and contractual requirements.
• Interface with customers, vendors, and with NG Manufacturing, Integration & Test and Engineering organizations to identify and resolve mission/flight assurance issues.
• Interface with other functional management, mission partners, and customers – critical component of the position. Ability to build trusted relationships and work through difficult challenges with the customers.
• Directs and coordinates quality assurance functional disciplines, including Quality Control, Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality, Quality Programs and Quality Systems per ISO 9001/AS9100 standards and other internal/external compliance standards and regulations.
• Plans and implements professional development and career management programs for MA personnel while positively influencing employee engagement.
• Oversees the proper implementation and execution of Continuous Improvement programs.
• Provides clear assignments, helps employees connect their efforts to the bigger picture, creates an inclusive work environment characterized by mutual respect and the valuing of differences, and builds a culture that motivates employees to their highest levels of performance.
• Sets the strategy to meet customer’s expectations.
• Regularly communicates program status.
• Assures compliance in quality, risk management, safety, process improvement, sub-contractor, and supplier quality in accordance with contractual requirements.

• Bachelor’s + 8 years of exp;
  Master’s + 6 years of exp;
  PhD + 3 years of exp.
• 5 years working directly with Space programs as either a Mission Assurance Program lead, Hardware Quality Engineer or Software Quality Engineer.
• 5 years of experience in Mission Assurance, Quality, Quality Engineering, Program Management, or Engineering Management.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI w/poly clearance.
• 5 years of leadership experience.
• Familiarity with ISO 9001 / AS9100 Quality Management System certification process.
• Familiar it…