Description

Northrop Grumman’s Mission Systems Sector is seeking a Staff Engineer Mission Assurance to join our team in Linthicum, MD.

This role leads risk-based audits and assessments, drives measurable process improvement, and strengthens Mission Assurance execution across factory, program and support functions. The successful candidate translates requirements into practical, scalable controls; identifies systemic issues through objective audits; and partners cross-functionally to implement corrective actions and sustain improved performance

What you'll get to do:

Audit leadership & compliance assurance

• Plan and execute internal audits/assessments across assigned process areas; define audit criteria and scope and ensure alignment to applicable quality standards and requirements.

• Ensure audit objectivity and impartiality; prepare clear results, findings, and leadership communications, including recommended actions and follow-through

• Coordinate audit schedules and publish/maintain audit planning information as required.

Process improvement & corrective action

• Identify systemic drivers of nonconformance and performance gaps; lead cross-functional root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action implementation.

• Define, standardize, and improve processes to reduce cycle time, improve quality outcomes, and increase compliance maturity through sustainable controls.

• Establish performance indicators and governance cadence to ensure improvements are sustained and auditable.

Mission Assurance execution & stakeholder partnership

• Partner with functional stakeholders to integrate Mission Assurance expectations into execution, including managing program and factory impacts and supporting internal corrective action processes when issues arise.

• Support/enable independent cross-audit activity where applicable and ensure evidence/artifacts are maintained appropriately.

• Provide leadership-ready insights: risks, trends, systemic weaknesses, and recommended strategies to improve mission success outcomes.

The ideal candidate must be able to communicate written and verbally working across multiple organizations/programs and drive alignment on requirements, controls, and execution, work in a team environment, establish relationships with internal and external stakeholders, and familiar with electronic and/or machining equipment.

Basic Qualifications for the Staff Engineer Mission Assurance:

• Bachelor's degree with 12 years of experience in a quality, manufacturing, production, or industrial environment: Master's Degree with 10 years of experience: Associates Degree with 14 years of experience: OR 16 years of experience in a quality, manufacturing, production, or industrial environment in lieu of degree.

• Experience leading internal audits (quality/system/process) including defining audit scope/criteria and communicating results/findings.

• Experience leading process improvement and corrective action activities (root cause, action planning, implementation, verification).

• U.S Citizenship is required.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Internal auditor qualification/training consistent with sector expectations (e.g., accredited auditor training paths).

• Experience operating within Mission Assurance environments and managing program impacts tied to quality/nonconformance/corrective actions.

• Experience supporting independent audit activities and maintaining audit evidence/artifacts in accordance with governance expectations

• Active Secret Clearance.

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