RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
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 Defense Systems is seeking a Mission Assurance Manager 2. This position will be located in Clearfield, Utah.
This Mission Assurance Manager will be responsible for all Quality and Mission Assurance activities across the ICBM Sustainment portfolio (under the Strategic Deterrent Systems Division) in Roy, UT and will report to the Launch Systems Mission Assurance Sr Manager. This manager will be responsible for direct leadership of a Mission Assurance Engineering team and matrixed leadership of a Supplier Mission Assurance team who, together, support a broad range of sustainment tasks across many independent task orders and projects on a legacy weapons system, covering design, development, production, and installation of government-directed hardware, software and firmware modifications, systems and sustaining engineering and testing evaluations, repair and maintenance of ground subsystems, assessment of current and anticipated weapon system health and various Environmental Safety & Occupational Health (ESOH/EHS) tasks. Maintaining overall program compliance to industry and government standards and practices, while tailoring approaches by task order to engage the program teams and mitigate risk on a legacy, but ever-evolving, weapon system is critical to success in this role.
What You’ll Get To Do:
Leadership
- Establishing Mission Assurance continuity, vision and direction across a portfolio of projects/programs with competing priorities and resources.
- Providing clear assignments that help employees understand how their work connects to the broader organizational goals, and create an environment that motivates high performance.
- Promoting professional development and training of the MA team while fostering a collaborative work culture characterized by mutual respect, inclusion, and a commitment to innovation, affordability, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborating with program teams to secure proper funding for Mission Assurance tasking across various projects/programs; ensure team executes to plan.
- Leading and participating in root cause and corrective action analyses (RCCA) and failure investigations for high impact issues and mentoring personnel in the use of RCCA for lower-level issues.
Execution
- Establishing and maintaining compliance with Quality Management System (QMS) policies, procedures, and processes to ensure the performance and quality of products conform to established standards, specifications, and customer requirements.
- Collaborating with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Mission Assurance and Global Supply Chain to ensure quality is inherent in every requirement, design, work product, and end-product delivered by Northrop Grumman.
- Identifying potential risks related to hardware and software products and developing mitigation strategies.
- Analyzing and identifying gaps in project/program requirements and helping to drive proactive solutions.
- Managing non-conforming material life cycle (inspection through MRB disposition, customer notification, etc.).
- Developing and delivering quality-related content/presentations to program leadership and other stakeholders.
- Developing, modifying, and maintaining quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product. This includes devising methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment, conducting quality assurance tests, and performing statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
- Collecting, analyzing, and reporting key performance indicator data/metrics and taking appropriate action to mitigate risks and improve performance.
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. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.
You’ll Bring These Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree AND 8 years of related experience OR Master's degree AND 6 years of experience in Quality/Mission Assurance or Systems Engineering.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
- Relevant work experience should also include aerospace industry experience, conducting/managing internal audits, advanced knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles, and a basic knowledge of mechanical and non-destructive inspection techniques.
- Strong knowledge and experience with Quality Management Systems (AS9100, ISO 9001, NADCAP and government standards) and certifications.
These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:
- Experience managing people
- ISO 9001/AS9100 lead auditor certification
- Experience in identifying and driving operational/organizational change and excellence
- Advanced level of understanding of complex quality policies, procedures, and governmental regulations and workflow
- Experience in a sustainment environment
- Experience in the development of Basis of Estimates in support of proposals
Primary Level Salary Range: $126,600.00 - $189,800.00
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.
