Mission Assurance Director - Air Dominance

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

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 Aeronautics Systems Sector is seeking a Mission Assurance Director 1 for the Air Dominance Division. This leadership role will be in Palmdale, CA and reports directly to the sector Director 2 of Air Dominance. The Mission Assurance Director will be the leader for quality management integration for the program division and includes operations diagnostics and consulting for performance, leadership, team assessment and program facilitation.

• Supporting the Air Dominance Quality Management System and ensuring adherence to corporate/sector policies and procedures as well as contractual quality requirements.
• Maintaining the Program Quality Plan(s)
• Develop and maintain relationships with Lockheed and DCMA and other government counterparts to ensure Northrop Grumman is delivering quality products to our customers and end user.
• Ensuring timely support and flow down of sector/division goals and key operating factors to include support of the Air Dominance affordability goals.
• Partnering with other Directors within the Air Dominance organization and other divisions within Mission Assurance
• Provides oversight for all Mission Assurance budgets for the program
• Developing and approving Mission Assurance input for proposals
• Staffing and daily management of Mission Assurance personnel assigned to the F-35 in all locations (Quality Engineering, Inspection, Software Quality, Design Assurance, and Supplier Quality).
• Interface with the Mission Assurance homerooms supporting Air Dominance to ensure resources are properly applied.
• Defines and monitors mission assurance program specifications and processes to ensure success.
• Assesses program performance and risks and validate performance metrics reporting.

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of related experience as defined below, OR a Master’s degree and 8 years of related experience as defined below;
• Related experience includes professional and/or military experience to include a background in aircraft, aerospace, manufacturing, quality, program management, engineering, and/or business management related functions.
• Prior experience as a leader, manager, or other team lead roles.
• Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP) Clearance.

• Current Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance
• Experience in root cause and corrective action processes
• Strong orientation to change in a dynamic and logistically challenging environment
• Advanced level of understanding of complex quality policies, procedures, and governmental regulations
• Ability to analyze…