Sr. Principal Mission Assurance Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Melbourne (FL); On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Senior Principal Mission Assurance Engineer to join a collaborative team in Melbourne, FL. You will oversee quality across design and manufacturing, drive root-cause analysis, and ensure compliance with program requirements and DoD standards.

The role requires a Secret clearance and involves on-site work with potential travel. You will engage with IPTs to deliver fault-free product and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline.
• Extensive Design Engineering and Manufacturing knowledge.
• Quality Assurance oversight with AS9100 standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver quality-first oversight across design, supplier, and manufacturing to ensure program requirements are met.
• Lead corrective actions and root-cause analysis for nonconformances.
• Oversee testing, documentation, and supplier quality to drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Agile & Lean Six Sigma

Root Cause Analysis

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Atlassian Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Senior Principal Mission Assurance Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be onsite in Melbourne, FL.

This position will be onsite in Melbourne, FL.

You will directly support the Mission Assurance Program Manager (MAPM) by executing and overseeing quality first technical support, independent of Engineering, through early intervention. This role will be operationally focused and drive collaborative efforts across various Integrated Product Teams (IPT), to include System Test, through team integration and involvement at the lowest to highest levels. Validate program objectives are being met through participation and oversight of task performance, historical data reviews, process reviews, inspection, auditing, testing and product evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver focused efforts in design review, nonconforming material processing, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, manufacturing, flight operations, research and development as they apply to the mission assurance statement of work.
• Evaluate and support corrective measures to ensure process revision meets acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with program requirements.
• Oversee and prepare malfunction and corrective action reports while holding manufacturing accountable for root cause and corrective action deliverables.
• Review all necessary product and system documentation to ensure process compliance and requirement needs are met.
• Work closely with program partners to validate requirements.
• Oversee and execute process development to identify potential product performance impacts as early as possible.
• Guide product development engagement through oversight of processes, procedures and standard adherence to ensure product design meets customer requirements.
• Plan, schedule and oversee qualification testing and provide guidance when needed.
• Ensure integration testing oversight via test procedure review, test witnessing, troubleshooting and buy off.
• Confirm Supplier Data Requirements Lists (SDRL), Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP), Qualification Test Procedures (QTP), Supplier Statement of Work (SSOW), Program Specifications (PSPEC), etc. are compliant to requirements. When necessary, attend gateway events such as Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM), Integrated Review Board (IRB), Test Readiness Review (TRR), Critical Design Review (CDR), etc.
• Drive program audits to identify quality related deficiencies, evaluate non-conformances, and negative performance trends and failures; assist in root cause and corrective actions necessary to prevent a future reoccurrence
• Engage inspection, software and supplier quality teams to drive quality into the design to ensure robust verification and validation processes.
• Operational support and execution oversight via Supplier Management Teams, Subcontract Administrators, Supplier Quality, Quality Field Engineers, Responsible Engineers (RE), Test Engineers, Safety Engineers, Materials and Process Engineers, and Reliability Engineers to confirm compliance to quality standards and contractual requirements.
• Deliver product integration and testing oversight via manufacturing support, test procedure review, test witnessing, troubleshooting and buy off.
• Facilitate root cause and corrective action (RCCA) investigations to address non-conformances, ensuring effective resolution and continuous improvement.
• Track, oversee and process non-conformances from initiation through disposition, via collaboration with internal and external customers.
• Deliver fact based decision points to leadership through daily/weekly metrics and reviews.
• Oversee product qualification and provide guidance through AS9100 FAI process.
• Collaborate with manufacturing operations to ensure quality standards are in place.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline.
• Experience with or in Design Engineering and Manufacturing
• Extensive knowledge using design and modeling tools
• Quality Assurance oversight experience with enforcement of AS9100 standards.
• Extensive knowledge in Agile, Lean Six Sigma and Root Cause Analysis
• This position will require high level organizational skills to support concurrent taskings along with strong computer skills with a high level of proficiency in Atlassian Tools and Microsoft Office Suite.
• As a condition of employment, the candidate must have an active/inactive Secret clearance with permanent award of Top Secret clearance required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Aerospace, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering studies
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance
• Experience engaging with manufacturing on the shop floor to provide solutions
• Experience in Earned Value Management.
• This position will require high level organizational skills to support concurrent taskings along with strong computer skills with a high level of proficiency in Atlassian Tools and Microsoft Office Suite.

Salary

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

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.

Application Period

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.

EEO & Eligibility

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.