Principal Mission Assurance Engineer Northrop Grumman - 4.0 Melbourne, FL Job Details $98,400 - $147,600 a year 5 hours ago Benefits Paid holidays Disability insurance Health insurance Paid time off Qualifications Defect resolution root cause analysis Six Sigma methodology implementation Quality control experience within aerospace industry NX Quality improvement programs in engineering Manufacturing company experience AS9100 Failure analysis Full Job Description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE

No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START

Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE

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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Mission Assurance Engineer 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be onsite in Melbourne, FL. You will directly support the Mission Assurance Program Manager (MAPM) by executing and overseeing quality first technical support, independent of Engineering, through early intervention. Support a program and mission assurance team during the Engineering Manufacture and Development (EMD) phase.

Responsibilities:

Participate in inspection, software and supplier quality teams to drive quality into the design to ensure robust verification and validation processes. Operational support and execution via Supplier Management Teams, Subcontract Administrators, Supplier Quality, Quality Field Engineers, Responsible Engineers (RE), Test Engineers, Safety Engineers, Materials and Process Engineers, and Reliability Engineers to confirm compliance to quality standards and contractual requirements Participate/Facilitate root cause and corrective action (RCCA) investigations to address non-conformances, ensuring effective resolution and continuous improvement. Execute non-conformance processing from initiate to disposition and collaborate with internal and external customers. Deliver fact based decision points to leadership through daily/weekly metrics and reviews. Ensure product qualification and provide guidance through

AS9100 FAI

process. Collaborate with manufacturing operations to ensure quality standards are in place. Prepare malfunction and corrective action reports while holding manufacturing accountable for root cause and corrective action deliverables. Review all necessary product and system documentation to ensure process compliance and requirement needs are met. Work closely with program partners to validate flow of requirements. Plan and develop the required processes to identify potential product performance impacts as early as possible. Deliver product development engagement through oversight of processes, procedures and standard adherence to ensure that product design continuously meets customer requirements. Oversee product qualification testing and provide guidance when needed. Provide program integration testing oversight via test procedure review, test witnessing, troubleshooting and buy off. Execute functions through compliance review of Supplier Data Requirements Lists, Acceptance Test Procedures, Qualification Test Procedures, Supplier Statement of Work, Program Specifications. Perform audits to identify deficiencies, nonconformances, and negative performance trends and failures.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, Program Integration. Skilled in design review and using modeling tools, such as NX High competence in AS9100 nonconforming material processing Accomplished in Lean Six Sigma and Root Cause Analysis processes. As a condition of employment, the candidate must have an active or inactive Secret clearance with an ability to receive DoD Top Secret.

Preferred Qualifications:

Aerospace, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering background High level organizational skills to support concurrent taskings along with strong computer skills with a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite. Active DoD Top Secret clearance

Primary Level Salary Range:

$98,400.00 - $147,600.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities 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 government clearance and certain other restricted positions.