Sr Principal Engineer Mission Assurance - 14667

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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 is currently seeking a Sr Principal Mission Assurance Engineer to provide support to our Roy, Utah Sentinel Team.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You'll Get to Do:

• Qualified candidate will support MA functions to ensure mission success

• Technical reviews of all Sentinel drawings, SOW’s, Requirements documents as required.

• Performs or assures quality, risk management, safety, reliability and maintainability of Sentinel achievements.

• Assesses Sentinel performance and risks, and determines resources to ensure mission assurance.

• Assist the Program Quality Managers (PQM) with all Sentinel Mission Assurance /Program Management requirements.  

• Support, develop, implement and maintain the Sentinel Program Quality Plans.  

• Support and facilitate Sentinel program FRBs ensuring identification of root cause and proper implementation of corrective actions and reach back and reach across.  

• Assist PQM in preparation and execution on of Program Preventive and Corrective Action Board (PCAB).

• Develop and maintain Sentinel Program Metrics.  Assist in the preparation of the Program Management Program Review packages.  

• Support PQM with Sentinel Customer Corrective Action Requests. Support IPT MA & QE in Conditional Acceptance requirements and flow down.

• Monitor timely closure of Conditionally Accepted hardware and work corrective actions with IPT MA & QEs

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

 

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree and 8 years of experience; OR a Master’s Degree and 6 years of experience; OR a PhD and 4 years of experience.

• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

• Previous technical experience with missile and/or missile field experience 

• Experience in developing and implementing Mission Assurance or Quality Assurance plans.

• Experience quality management systems to support program processes, audits, and/or improvement.

• Experience with manufacturing and test labs quality assurance processes. 

• Experience with root cause corrective actions and MRB.

• Experience with peer reviews and review boards

• Knowledge of any type of construction, working on a construction site, and/or MILCON

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• USACE Construction Quality