Mission Assurance Engineer III/IV — On-Site, Secret

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Northridge, CA is hiring a Mission Assurance Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to define and monitor mission assurance programs across the program life cycle, ensuring compliance with contract and regulatory requirements.

You will lead or support root-cause analyses, participate in design and manufacturing readiness reviews, and communicate status and risks to program leadership and government customers. On-site work only.

Qualifications

• BS in engineering or related field with 5+ years of experience; MS with 3+ years is acceptable.
• Structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis experience.
• Working knowledge of AS9100 quality management system certification process.
• Ability to obtain and maintain US DoW Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Primary Mission Assurance interface to Program Offices and customers for Mission Assurance matters.
• Escalations across all departments within MA.
• PMO support
• DCMA, TPO (China Lake), and PMX-242 (Pax). AF Eglin AFB.
• Develop and implement mission assurance plans aligned with contract, customer, regulatory, program and sector requirements.
• Lead or support failure investigations, root-cause analyses, and corrective and preventive actions.
• Assess technical and program risks and recommend practical mitigation strategies.
• Communicate mission assurance status, risks, and recommendations to program leadership and government customers
• Participate in design reviews, test readiness reviews, manufacturing readiness reviews, program risk and opportunity boards, Corrective Action Boards (CABs), and Program Management Reviews.
• Evaluate hardware, software, manufacturing, and integration activities for compliance with approved requirements and processes
• Support material review boards and disposition nonconforming products in coordination with authorized engineering personnel.
• Performs cost account manager (CAM) duties for Mission Assurance tasks on programs, including EVMS reporting and estimate at completion (EAC) updates.
• Responsible for creating Mission Assurance labor BOE’s
• Monitor quality performance via Quality Assessment Farmwork (QAF) and Intranet Program Review System (IPRS), and develop, create and execute Return to Green (RTG) Plans
• Provides inputs on Quality performance for Contractor Performance Assessment Reports (CPARs).
• Analyze quality data to identify trends, systemic issues, and improvement opportunities.
• Review engineering drawings, specifications, test plans, work instructions, and change documentation for mission assurance impacts

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

MRB Standards

Engineering drawings/Docs reading

Analytical communication

Education

BS degree in engineering/related field

MS degree in engineering/related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

CostPoint

SAP

Teamcenter

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Northridge, CA is hiring a Mission Assurance Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to define and monitor mission assurance programs across the program life cycle, ensuring compliance with contract and regulatory requirements.

You will lead or support root-cause analyses, participate in design and manufacturing readiness reviews, and communicate status and risks to program leadership and government customers. On-site work only.