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clearance:TYPE: Secret TYPE: SecretTYPE: Secret>Secret TRAVEL:Yes, 10% 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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is looking for you to join us as a Mission Assurance Engineer based in Sunnyvale, CA in the heart of Silicon Valley! This position is fully on site (no remote or hybrid schedules). As a Mission Assurance professional for Quality and Mission Assurance, you are first and foremost committed to treating all people with respect. You model personal growth and are a feverish champion for continuous development both personally and for your team. You are someone that always chooses to act with integrity and you believe that high ethical and moral standards characterize who you are by the things you choose to do. You are someone that chooses to enable your team to achieve predictable and balanced results all while also satisfying the needs of both your internal and external customers. You have a track record that proves you know how to support a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment that will attract, retain, and encourage diverse and engaged talent. You choose to build trusted and valued partner relationships and you're effective at verbal and written communications. You choose to deliver perfection, strive for continuous improvement, and respond vigorously to change. You lastly, but certainly not least consistently work to ensure your team and the teams you support are armed with the information and tools needed for optimal performance. If this description describes you and you wish to join a fast paced team that builds and executes strategies that result in sustainable value creation then we need you on our team! What You'll Get to Do: Interpret customer technical and MA requirements, as well as internal quality requirements, and ensure these nsure these requirements:are integrated into program plans, quality plans, specifications, and product drawings. Ensure program contract requirements are flowed down internally and to suppliers. Ensure compliance with contract program, quality, organizational, and industry alert requirements. Represent Mission Assurance at various program reviews and review boards including but not limited to Configuration Control Boards (CCB), Material Review Board (MRB), Program Management Reviews (PMR), Design/Peer Reviews, Manufacturing/Test Readiness Reviews and Corrective Action Boards (CAB). Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place Drive solutions to technical and process problems with cross functional teams Responsible for developing Basis of Estimates to ensure sufficient Quality oversight on key Development and Sustainment captures and programs. Drive concepts like Design Quality, Cost of Quality, FMEA and similar measures designed to help drive improvement. Perform Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) analysis, and Problem Solving activities on program specific, quality system and business system deficiencies. Perform statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications Assess program performance and risks; develop handling plans for Quality risks and opportunities. Support the development, implementation and maintenance of quality policy and procedures within the Quality Management System (QMS) including supporting external audits and performing internal audits to assess conformance. Review practices, procedures and processes seeking avenues to improve efficiency and effectiveness and reduce risk to product quality and personnel. Provide oversight in discrepancy review and failure investigations, as well as cause and corrective action determinations. Analyze and interpret trends and execute improvements on key metrics. Basic trics. Basic Qualifications:for the Sr. Principal Mission Assurance Engineer: A Bachelor’s degree in a related STEM field with a minimum of 8 years of f 8 years of experience:in Quality, Quality Engineering, Program Management, Engineering Management or Manufacturing; (OR 6 or more years of ore years ofore years ofore years ofore years ofexperience with a Master’s degree).
Experience with quality engineering principles, manufacturing operations, product inspection, test & evaluation, reliability, root cause analysis, defect analysis, inspection methods, control of nonconforming material, product sell off, shipping and product support as they apply to quality.
Experience with ISO 9001 / AS9100 Quality Management System certification process. The ability to obtain a DoD Secret
clearance U.S.
Citizenship:required Preferred ed PreferredQualifications: A BS Degree in an engineering discipline with Master’s degree in an engineering or management field. Defense Industry
experience as a Program or Project Manager, Quality Manager, Engineering Manager or Manufacturing Management Lean / Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification to help drive continuous improvement. CAM/Earned Value certification. Current, active Secret
Clearance, or higher or ability to acquire a Department of Defense Secret
clearance. Primary Level
salary:Range: $137,400.00 $206,000.00 The above 00 The above00 The abovesalary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope andresponsibilities 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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a governmentclearance and certain other restricted positions.