Staff Mission Assurance Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE

Relocation assistance may be available

No

Secret

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.

• Personal and team engagement with design engineering team(s) to ensure requirements.
• Operational support and execution oversight via Supplier Management Teams, Subcontract Administrators, Supplier Quality, Quality Field Engineers, Responsible Engineers (RE), Test Engineers, Safety Engineers, Materials and Process Engineers, and Reliability Engineers to confirm compliance to quality standards and contractual requirements.
• Collaborate with inspection, software and supplier quality teams to drive quality into the design to ensure robust verification and validation processes.
• Track and Facilitate root cause and corrective action (RCCA) investigations to address non-conformances, ensuring effective resolution and continuous improvement.
• Track, oversee and process non-conformances from initiation through disposition, via collaboration with internal and external customers.
• Ensure delivery of fact based decision points to leadership through daily/weekly metrics and reviews.
• Study Failure Modes Effects and Analysis (FMEA) to plan and develop the required processes to identify potential product performance impacts as early as possible.
• Oversee product qualification and provide guidance when needed.
• Deliver product integration and testing oversight via manufacturing support, test procedure review, test witnessing, troubleshooting and buy off.
• Collaborate with manufacturing operations to ensure quality standards are in place.

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 12 Years experience in Engineering and/or quality background with heavy lab and testing environment support/oversight ; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Year with PhD
• Significant experience/knowledge in Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Nonconforming Material, Systems Engineering, and Requirements Development.
• High level knowledge in Risk Management processes and toolsets.
• Quality Assurance oversight experience with enforcement of AS9100 standards.
• Fluent in Agile, Lean Six Sigma and Root Cause Analysis

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance (in-scope)
• Extensive experience engaging manufacturing on the shop floor to provide solutions

Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit  U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.