Mission Assurance Engineer Lead – Audits & Compliance

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Marine Systems in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Staff Engineer Mission Assurance to lead root cause analysis, audits, and QMS initiatives across programs. You will coordinate cross-functional inputs, develop master plans, and mentor engineers to ensure audit readiness and compliance.

The ideal candidate has strong ISO 9001 experience, risk-based process expertise, and proficiency with MS Office and SharePoint.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field with 12 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in a QMS-governed environment or other regulated or high-reliability industry.
• Experience with ISO 9001, including internal audit, document control, nonconformance, CAPA, management review, and continuous improvement.
• Experience leading root cause analysis and corrective action to closure.
• Experience planning and conducting audits, assessments, or compliance review.
• Experience with Microsoft Office, SharePoint, and other project management tools to manage shared files, action tracking, status reporting, and stakeholder coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead structured problem solving to identify root cause and drive corrective actions.
• Coordinate inputs and analyze challenges to strengthen culture, address compliance risk, and support preventive actions.
• Plan and facilitate value stream mapping events, Socratic seminars, and other structured working sessions.
• Lead mission assurance and QMS initiatives from scope through closure, translating broad direction into defined work and milestones.
• Develop core work products, including master project plans, shared files, trackers, dashboards, presentations, and schedules.
• Translate complex situations into process flows and triangulated relationships that clarify issues and dependencies.
• Mentor engineers and teams in audit readiness, compliance discipline, and fact-based problem solving.
• Use AI-enabled tools and metrics to inform scope, planning, and decisions.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Audit leadership

QMS

ISO 9001

Project management tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Job description

Northrop Grumman Marine Systems in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Staff Engineer Mission Assurance to lead root cause analysis, audits, and QMS initiatives across programs. You will coordinate cross-functional inputs, develop master plans, and mentor engineers to ensure audit readiness and compliance.

The ideal candidate has strong ISO 9001 experience, risk-based process expertise, and proficiency with MS Office and SharePoint.