Manager Mission Assurance 2

Northrop Grumman; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Mission Assurance Manager 2 to lead design quality and mission assurance activities across programs in the Machinery Systems Operating Unit. This on-site role drives early risk retirement and producible designs for development and production.

You will mentor a team of mission assurance engineers, quality analysts and engineers, collaborate with program management, systems engineering and manufacturing, and ensure compliance with ISO 9001 and company

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years in quality, mission assurance, manufacturing, engineering or related environment; Master’s with 6 years.
• Experience leading engineering or quality professionals.
• Extensive experience applying quality principles to engineering and manufacture of machinery and structures.
• Experience with ISO 9001-based quality management systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead Design Quality and Design Assurance activities for preliminary-design programs, ensuring quality and mission-assurance requirements are incorporated.
• Partner with PM, Systems Engineering, Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and customers to establish evidence of design maturity and identify risks.
• Ensure policies and processes are in place to assure performance and quality of products per standards and customer requirements.
• Lead efforts to mitigate risks through APQP methods, Design FMEAs, process FMEAs, Critical-to-Quality, design reviews, and supplier engagement.
• Lead RCCA analyses and mentor personnel in RCCA use for lower-risk issues.
• Manage program budgets, schedules, and EACs; monitor quality scope with Earned Value Management.
• Establish and manage performance metrics to support continuous improvement.
• Develop and operate departmental budgets for indirect costs and overhead.
• Provide performance reviews and guidance to direct reports; mentor per company policy.
• Ensure compliance with Quality Management System through internal surveillances and audits.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Customer presentation

Problem solving

Mentoring

MS Office

Travel

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

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.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Mission Assurance Manager 2 based in Sunnyvale, CA. Note: This is an on-site position. We do offer flexible work schedules such as 9/80.

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.

You will lead Quality and Mission Assurance activities for new design-focused programs within Marine Systems’ Machinery Systems Operating Unit. The position will lead a team focused on integrating Design Quality and Design Assurance throughout requirements development, system architecture, design maturation, technical reviews, verification planning, manufacturability/inspectability, and transition to production.

As a key leader, partner and essential member of the Quality and Mission Assurance leadership team in the Machinery Systems Operating Unit, you will lead a high performing team of mission assurance engineers, quality engineers, quality analysts and other mission assurance personnel to support company operations and achieve high levels of customer satisfaction.

The successful candidate will - individually and through their team - help programs demonstrate design maturity, retire technical and mission-assurance risks early, establish credible verification strategies, and transition robust, producible designs into subsequent development and production phases.

What You Will Get To Do

• Leads Design Quality and Design Assurance activities for preliminary-design programs, ensuring quality and mission-assurance requirements are incorporated into system architecture, requirements, design analyses, trade studies, technical reviews, verification planning, and risk-management activities.
• Partners with Program Management, Systems Engineering, Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and customers to establish objective evidence of design maturity and identify technical, producibility, supplier, and mission-assurance risks before they affect downstream execution.
• Ensures policies, procedures, and processes are in place to assure the performance and quality of products with conformance to established standards, specifications and customer requirements
• Leads efforts to identify and mitigate design, producibility, supplier, quality, and performance risks through early engineering engagement, APQP methods, Design FMEAs, process FMEAs, Critical-to-Quality characteristics, design reviews, and supplier engagement.
• Leads root cause and corrective action analyses (RCCA) and failure investigations for high-impact issues and teaches/coaches/mentors personnel in use of RCCA for lower-risk or lower-complexity issues.
• Manages program budgets, schedules, program EACs and performance using Earned Value Management for the quality scope on programs
• Establishes and manages performance metrics to facilitate continuous improvement activities
• Develops and operates within departmental budgets for indirect costs and overhead
• Provides performance reviews and periodic feedback for all direct reports; Provides guidance and mentoring to direct reports based on goals, objectives, and company policy procedures
• Ensures compliance with the Quality Management System through execution of internal surveillances and audits

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess

• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence multidisciplinary teams, resolve complex technical and organizational issues, and deliver results with limited oversight.
• Excellent oral and written communication, data analysis, business acumen, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to document, plan and manage projects
• Ability to present to customer and executive/program leadership
• Demonstrated problem solving skills in an engineering and manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal oversight and in a multi-discipline team environment, providing insight and solutions to complicated technical issues
• Ability to successfully coach and mentor others in the use of quality principles and practices
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
• Ability to travel

Basic Qualifications For The Mission Assurance Manager 2

• Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of work experience in a quality, mission assurance, manufacturing, engineering or related environment: Master's with 6 years of experience.
• Experience leading engineering or quality professionals setting with varying levels of experience.
• Extensive prior work experience in the application of quality principles and practices (e.g., quality engineering, inspection, systems engineering, material review, etc.) related to the engineering and manufacture of machinery and structures.
• Experience applying advanced product quality planning and mission assurance practices (e.g., risk reduction, system engineering principles, and full life cycle product support)
• Experience with ISO 9001-based quality management systems.
• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.
• US Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading, developing, and managing engineering or quality professionals with varying levels of experience.
• Experience with advanced product quality planning (APQP) methods, PFMEAs, CRTMs, and overall Design Quality processes
• Experience working and leading in other related functional areas such as manufacturing operations, program management, engineering or supply chain
• Experience developing BOEs (Basis of Estimates) for program capture phase
• Experience as a CAM in an Earned Value Management environment.
• Experience managing departmental overhead budgets.
• Experience with requirements management with defense contracts.
• Prior electrical generation or propulsion systems experience.
• Experience with AS9100-based quality management systems.
• Experience developing audit plans, and leading or managing internal audits.
• Top Secret Clearance.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $146,600.00 - $219,800.00

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.