Principal/Sr. Principal Mission Assurance Engineer - 18105

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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 Sentinel Program is seeking to hire an Inventory Mission Assurance /Principal Mission Assurance Engineer. This position is located in Roy, UT.

What you’ll get to do:

• Qualified candidate will support MA functions to ensure mission success through technical reviews of all program drawings, contract, and requirements documents as required. Perform or assure quality, risk management, safety, reliability, and maintainability of Sentinel achievements. Assess program performance and risks, and determines resources to ensure mission assurance. Assist the Program Quality Managers (PQM) with all Sentinel Mission Assurance/Program Management requirements. Develop, implement, and maintain the Program Quality Plans. Assign program tasks to the functional area PQE’s. Lead 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. Perform acceptance of functional and integrated test events.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 5 years experience OR a Master's Degree and 3 years experience.

• Position can be filled one level higher, Bachelor's degree and 8 years experience OR a Master's Degree and 6 years experience OR a PhD and 4 year experience.

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an 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 need

• Experience with Mission Assurance Engineering or Quality Assurance Engineering practices

• Working knowledge of Quality Management Systems (AS9100/ISO 9001/Military Quality Assurance)

• Understanding of Model Based Systems Engineering concepts
  Experience in process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metrics reporting for overall program and segments.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current Sentinel Program Access

• Experience with Technical Baseline Management

• Experience with Parts, Materials & Processes

• Experience with Specialty Engineering

• Experience with Manufacturing and Test quality assurance processes

• Experience with Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA)

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

• Experience with program PCAB and driving process improvements

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space 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. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package. 

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $122,800.00 - $184,200.00

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.