Director Mission Assurance 2

Northrop Grumman Corp.; West Virginia; On-site; USD 209,000 - 363,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. in multiple U.S. locations seeks a Director Mission Assurance 2 to lead the Quality and Mission Assurance organization for the Weapons Systems Division.

This executive role can be located at Northridge, CA; Mesa, AZ; Plymouth, MN; Elkton, MD; or Rocket Center, WV. The role requires strong leadership and communication to guide mission assurance in a dynamic engineering environment. The selected candidate will define program specs, oversee risk management and supplier

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with 10+ years in aerospace, manufacturing, quality, or program management.
• Active US Security Clearance (Secret or higher).
• Experience leading large, cross-functional teams in a manufacturing/engineering environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, and strategic thinking skills.
• Preferred: MS or MBA in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Define and monitor mission assurance program specifications and processes to ensure program success.
• Ensure quality, risk management, safety, reliability across programs and suppliers.
• Drive on-time delivery of high-quality products meeting contractual requirements.
• Lead continuous improvement using lean, six-sigma, and best practices across sites.
• Develop, maintain and ensure compliance with mission assurance programs and policies.
• Provide guidance on regulatory and agency guidelines to ensure compliance.
• Foster an inclusive, motivated work culture and develop talent.
• Support development phases by ensuring engineering products/processes meet requirements.
• Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, and operations for audits and inspections.
• Oversee factory accountability and foreign object elimination practices.
• Review trend metrics and implement corrective actions to improve performance.
• Standardize root-cause/corrective action efforts across suppliers and sites.
• Collaborate with Global Supply Chain to ensure quality of procured materials and services.

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: YesCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescriptionAt 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’s Defense Systems is looking for a Director Mission Assurance 2 to lead the Quality and Mission Assurance organization for the Weapons Systems Division. This leadership role can be located at one of the following locations: Northridge, CA; Mesa, AZ; Plymouth, MN; Elkton, MD; or Rocket Center, WV. This role requires strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills to lead in a dynamic engineering and production environment. There is significant responsibility and visibility with executive leadership and the broad customer organization.The selected candidate will be responsible for the following:Defines and monitors mission assurance program specifications and processes to ensure mission success of programs. Performs or assures quality, risk management, safety, reliability and maintainability of program achievements, subcontractors, and suppliers in accordance with contractual requirements. Assesses program performance and risks and determines resources to ensure mission assurance.The on-time delivery of high-quality products and services that meet all contractual requirements and business objectives.Driving the continuous improvement of people (to include training & development), products, processes, systems and services through the application of world class manufacturing to include innovative technologies, lean principles, six-sigma projects, and common best practices.Develop, maintain, and ensure compliance with mission assurance programs, policies, processes, procedures and that the performance and quality of products/processes conform to established standards, specifications and agency guidelines.Provide expertise and guidance in interpreting policies, regulatory and/or governmental regulations, and agency guidelines to assure compliance.Providing leadership that fosters an inclusive, motivated and engaged work culture.Support the development phase of programs by assuring engineering products and processes conform to internal and customer requirements.Work directly with operating entities such as engineering and manufacturing to ensure that inspections, process control analyses and audits are conducted on a continuing basis to enforce requirements and compliance.Ensuring the Quality/Mission Assurance, Manufacturing, and Engineering processes are consistent with industry capability maturity models and QMS standards (AS9100).Provide direct oversight in all efforts related to factory accountability and foreign object elimination practices.Review trend metrics and analyze misses in order to implement the appropriate improvements to improve performance.Standardize and facilitate root cause / corrective action efforts to resolve quality issues.Overseeing supplier quality management collaborating closely with multiple sites’ Quality & Mission Assurance and Global Supply Chain (GSC) leaders to provide strategic thought leadership and preventive solutions to ensure the quality of procured material and services.Basic Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree and 10 + years of related experience as defined below, OR a Master’s degree and 8 + years of related experience as defined below;Related experience includes professional and/or military experience to include a background in aircraft, aerospace, manufacturing, quality, program management, engineering, and/or business management related functionsA minimum of 5 years of experience as a leader, manager, or other team lead rolesActive US Clearance (Secret or higher)Preferred Qualifications:MS or MBA degreeA minimum of 10 years of experience in Quality Assurance or Mission Assurance specific rolesA minimum of 5 years of experience in metric development for process health and performance monitoring large programs/projectsExtensive Leadership experience, preferably within the Aerospace and Defense industryLeadership experience in Production programsPrimary Level Salary Range: $209,100.00 - $363,100.00The 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.