Mission Assurance Quality Engineer Leader

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 104,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer or Senior Principal Quality Engineer to join a diverse team in Palmdale, CA, El Segundo, CA, or San Diego, CA. Telecommute is not an option.

The role centers on implementing mission assurance, coordinating engineering activities, and driving quality across the program. The position requires a STEM degree with relevant experience and active clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5+ years of experience, Master’s with 3+ years, or PhD with 1+ year.
• Experience with DoD Mil specs and standards.
• Active US Secret Clearance and ability to obtain program access.

Responsibilities

• Implement Mission Assurance principles across the program.
• Coordinate and implement all engineering activities with quality focus.
• Execute an integrated mission-assurance plan aligned with requirements.
• Lead continuous improvement to increase process efficiency.
• Investigate quality problems via root-cause analysis and corrective action.
• Provide technical guidance across all program engineering processes.
• Support program inception to completion lifecycle.

Skills

Mission assurance

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

Multi-discipline collaboration

Technical guidance

Education

Bachelor’s degree (STEM) in Engineering

Master’s degree (STEM) in Engineering

PhD (STEM)

Tools

AS9100/ISO9001 QMS

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer or Senior Principal Quality Engineer to join a diverse team in Palmdale, CA, El Segundo, CA, or San Diego, CA. Telecommute is not an option.

The role centers on implementing mission assurance, coordinating engineering activities, and driving quality across the program. The position requires a STEM degree with relevant experience and active clearance.