Mission Assurance Engineer - Secret Clearance, 10% Travel

Northrop Grumman; Iuka (MS); On-site; USD 75,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off (PTO)

Bonus program / Long Term Incentives

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks an Engineer Mission Assurance 2/3 to join our team in Iuka, MS. The role requires a Secret clearance and a Bachelor’s in a STEM field with manufacturing/quality experience; there is potential to be filled as Principal Mission Assurance with expanded requirements.

The position emphasizes developing quality inspection plans, data-driven improvement, and collaboration across Engineering, Program, and Operations to ensure contract compliance and robust

Qualifications

• Active DOD Secret Security Clearance required
• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of manufacturing/quality experience
• Experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action methods; familiarity with Inspection Plans and First Article Inspections

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement program quality inspection plans.
• Collaborate with Engineering to ensure parts requirements are documented in production work plans.
• Participate in corrective action or improvement teams and use data to drive improvements.
• Prepare first article inspection packages for internal approval or customer presentation.
• Process MRB nonconformances.
• Provide data analytics support to Program/Operations/Engineering/Quality teams.
• Conduct or support internal audits, process observations, and area assessments.
• Ensure contract requirements are met and documentation complies with engineering requirements.
• Interface with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Inspection Plans

First Article Inspections

Data Analytics

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

Tools

Data analysis tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks an Engineer Mission Assurance 2/3 to join our team in Iuka, MS. The role requires a Secret clearance and a Bachelor’s in a STEM field with manufacturing/quality experience; there is potential to be filled as Principal Mission Assurance with expanded requirements.

The position emphasizes developing quality inspection plans, data-driven improvement, and collaboration across Engineering, Program, and Operations to ensure contract compliance and robust