Manager Mission Assurance

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
SecretTRAVEL:
Yes, 25% 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, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman’s Aeronautics Systems Sector is seeking a Mission Assurance Manager 2 for our TACAMO program. This leadership role will be located in Melbourne, FL.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Serve in a dual role as Functional Homeroom Quality Engineering Manager for the TACAMO QE/QA team and as a program quality lead.

Partner with Functional Homeroom and Program Quality leadership to:

Understand and prioritize program needs and requirements

Translate needs into clear quality objectives, resource plans, and actions

Ensure timely, efficient execution and regularly communicate status, risks, and mitigations

Lead professional development for Quality Engineering team members by:

Defining growth plans and identifying training/certification opportunities

Providing mentoring, coaching, and on-the-job training

Promoting a learning culture, knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and career progression

Plan and provide mission assurance resources (people/skills, tools, services, processes) to:

Represent quality engineering and analyst disciplines effectively

Proactively align staffing and capabilities with program demands

Create an inclusive, high‑performance work environment by:

Connecting team efforts to company, sector, and program goals

Fostering mutual respect, trust, and open communication

Leveraging diverse perspectives and encouraging collaboration, empowerment, and accountability

Demonstrate agility in responding to changing business needs by:

Communicating effectively across cross‑functional teams

Enabling team members to contribute their expertise

Prepare, analyze, and present data‑driven briefings to senior company and customer (USG/DCMA) leadership on quality issues, trends, risks, and performance, and provide recommendations to support decisions.

Drive effective Root Cause and Corrective Actions (RCCA) by:

Applying appropriate tools (e.g., fishbone, fault tree, 5‑Why) and lean/Six Sigma/agile methods

Facilitating cross‑functional RCCA sessions

Ensuring corrective and preventive actions are data‑driven, implemented, and verified effective

Capturing and sharing lessons learned

Identify, evaluate, and implement process improvements to:

Reduce defects, rework, and escapes

Streamline and standardize quality activities

Use data analytics and lean/Six Sigma to improve product quality, cycle time, and operational efficiency

Champion mission assurance transformation initiatives by:

Providing leadership and change management

Defining objectives, engaging stakeholders, and driving implementation of new processes and tools

Ensure Quality/Mission Assurance, Manufacturing, and Engineering processes:

Align with applicable industry, regulatory, and customer standards (e.g., PrOP, AS9100, ISO
9001, 8210.1C)
Are maintained, executed, and monitored through audits and assessments

Support program…