Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer Mission Assurance

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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.

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. Our SPAN BU Quality team has an opening for someone that has bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces with us to help invent the future, and have fun along the way.

The Secure Processing and Networks (SPAN) Business Unit is seeking a Mission Assurance Engineer that is a self-starter who can manage complex tasks independently with little to no guidance and have a clear understanding of what needs to be accomplished on a daily basis. All tasks are handled with strong business acumen and the ability to clearly and confidently communicate complex concepts to cross functional teams and senior leadership. The ability to effectively manage multiple stakeholders, critical deadlines and ensure timely deliverables is paramount to the success of the role.

This position is required to be on-site during at a minimum during core working hours at our Kearny Mesa location in San Diego, Tuesday - Thursday.

What You'll Get To Do:

• Performs or assures quality, risk management, safety, reliability and maintainability of program achievements, subcontractors, and suppliers in accordance with contractual requirements.

• Defines and monitors mission assurance program specifications and processes by ensuring contractual requirements are flowed down internally and to suppliers, and integrated into programs plans.

• Drive culture change toward more proactive risk mitigation, data driven decision making, and continuous improvement mindset.

• Assists in the definition, planning, organizing, directing and controlling of risk and opportunity management efforts.

• Evaluates risk and opportunity handling approaches and mitigation plans.

• Informs and advises higher level management on critical project risks and mitigations.

• Represent Mission Assurance at various program reviews and review boards including but not limited to Risk and Opportunity Review Board (RORB), Configuration Control Board (CCB), Program Management Reviews (PMR), Design/Peer Reviews.

• Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.

• Responsible for reviewing RFPs and developing Basis of Estimates to ensure sufficient Quality oversight on captures and programs, mission assurance and program excellence.

• Support Return to Green and Corrective Action activities as independent resource with focus on full resolution and future risk mitigation.

• Work cross functionally to identify and prioritize problems, create initiatives for business, operational, technical, and administrative process improvements to reduce waste and quantifiably improve process efficiency and effectiveness.

Basic Qualifications:

• Qualifications for Principal Engineer Mission Assurance

  • Bachelor’s degree in STEM or Project Management plus 5 years of experience; or master’s degree plus 3 years of experience; or PhD plus 1 year of experience

• Qualifications for Sr. Principal Engineer Mission Assurance

  • Bachelor’s degree in STEM or Project Management discipline plus 8 years of experience; or master’s degree plus 6 years of experience; or PhD plus 4 years of experience

• Demonstrated experience in Quality

• Demonstrated experience collaborating cross functionally to drive process improvement

• Expe