Production Mission Assurance Engineer; Level 3

Relocation Assistance

No relocation assistance available.

No clearance required for start. The clearance type required is 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 are making history.

Production Mission Assurance Engineer 3 or 4 – Full‑time, on‑site at Ridgecrest, CA. Remote/telework is not available.

Implement Quality Assurance Program Plans for individual flight hardware programs addressing design, manufacturing, integration, and test activities in accordance with company and contractual requirements. Work as a member of an integrated product team of the Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, Advanced Weapons Business Unit Mission Assurance staff to address technical issues, meet program requirements, and ensure mission success. Interface with customers, vendors, and with Integration & Test and Engineering organizations to identify and resolve mission/flight assurance issues.

Provide support to Mission Assurance Management in reviewing activities, including ensuring AS9100D compliance throughout site policies, procedures and practices.

• Provide Mission Assurance oversight of production processes and supporting activities.
• Execute Safety and Quality Assurance programs, procedures and controls ensuring that products and services conform to company standards of excellence.
• Adjudicate and process preliminary and final dispositions for product and service non‑conformances.
• Support the development, implementation and maintenance of Mission Assurance policies and procedures.
• Interface with suppliers in the verification of product design and reliability.
• Process non‑conformances and issue and manage Corrective Actions Requests.
• Interpret customer technical and mission assurance requirements to ensure these requirements are integrated into program plans, specifications and product drawings.
• Provide oversight in non‑conformance review, failure investigations, as well as cause, corrective action and preventive action determinations. Analyze and interpret trends and execute improvements on key metrics.
• Represent Mission Assurance at different program reviews and review boards including Configuration Control Board (CCB), Corrective Action Board (CAB) and Material Review Board (MRB).
• Ensure Risk Management activities (DFMEA, PFMEA) are executed according to standards and procedures.
• Ensure program contract requirements are flowed down internally and to suppliers, ensuring compliance with contract program, quality, organizational, and industry alert requirements.
• Review and approve design documentation (Qualification Reports, Drawings, ATPs, BOMs, etc.).
• Review and approve production documentation (assembly instructions, MOs and rework instructions).
• Provide oversight in receiving inspection activities of supplier‑provided material.
• Interface with and support DCMA activities including audits and Government Source Inspection (GSI).
• Provide Mission Assurance Engineering oversight at the Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake.
• Utilization of AI for data analysis and defect/trend reporting to execute RCA/CAPA activities.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams in RCA/CAPA activities and verification of effectiveness.

• Bachelor’s in STEM field or an Engineering discipline, with 5+ years experience in quality/mission assurance; or a Master’s…