Manager Mission Assurance – Level 3

Manager Mission Assurance – Level 3

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 Manager Mission Assurance – Level 3 to join our team in Magna, UT. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

This individual will oversee a team of engineers supporting a broad range of propulsion system products for internal and external customers.

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

In this job, you will:

• Provide leadership and oversight to a team of approximately 20 Mission Assurance Chief Engineers, across four locations, responsible for the overall compliance to regulatory, contractual, and procedural requirements for the specific programs they are assigned.
• Utilize effective talent management strategies to attract, retain, develop, and engage outstanding people for the organization.
• Be the face of Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) at the program level to the applicable internal and external customers.
• Develop, communicate, and implement vision, strategy, goals and metrics to achieve business objectives for safety, quality, customer satisfaction, schedule, cost, and continuous improvement
• Manage workloads, ensure staffing needs are fulfilled, and programs are appropriately resourced
• Ensure leadership and key subject matter expert succession plans are in place and be proactive by coaching and mentoring key talent to assume increased responsibilities
• Manage material and labor budgets
• 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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Approved STEM Bachelor's degree with 8 years of professional/related experience including people management experience – OR – Approved STEM Master's degree with 6 years of professional/related experience including people management experience.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance
• Extensive knowledge of the role of Quality Engineering and Quality Assurance
• Knowledge in related industry standards, programmatic and contractual requirements, and risk-based decision making
• Demonstrated understanding of programmatic needs and expectations across external and internal customers.
• Demonstrated team leadership skills – formal engineering or operations leadership experience and/or significant technical projects or investigations
• Ability to lead a highly experienced team of professionals and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
• Ability to drive change through creating, sustaining, and improving standards and procedures
• Broad understanding of NG command media, including the importance for compliance
• Travel between Utah campuses – Bacchus (Magna), Clearfield, and Promontory – is expected
• Out-of-state travel expectation of 1% – 5%

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience and knowledge of CM principles
• Demonstrated Lean Manufacturing experience
• Graduate degree (MS, MBA, PhD) in engineering or related technical discipline
• Certifications in quality related disciplines

As a leader with integrity, you ensure ethical conduct, balanced results, and partner satisfaction. You respect and nurture growth, fostering a culture of excellence. Skilled in building collaborative teams and customer trust, you communicate well, foster strong teams, and embrace change.