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Northrop Grumman

Principal/Sr Principal Engineer Mission Assurance (Space/Satellite Systems) - R1

Northrop Grumman, Gilbert, Arizona, United States, 85233

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Principal/Sr Principal Engineer Mission Assurance (Space/Satellite Systems) - R10206943 RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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. 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 and bringing your whole self to work. Our employees are not only part of history, they\'re making history.

The Tactical Space Systems Division within Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation and drives advances in various sciences. Our team develops, designs, produces and sustains optimized product lines across the Space sector to provide a decisive advantage to the customer. Come be a part of our mission.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a talented Mission Assurance Engineer to join our Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) team.

In this role you will implement and enforce mission/flight assurance plans for individual spacecraft flight hardware programs addressing design, manufacturing, integration, and test activities in accordance with company and contractual requirements. You will work as a member of an integrated product team inside the NG Safety & Mission Assurance organization and interface with customers, vendors, and NG Manufacturing, Integration & Test, and Engineering organizations to identify and resolve mission/flight assurance issues.

Duties Include But Are Not Limited To

Implements and administers an effective Safety and Mission Assurance program in compliance with applicable customer contracts and Flight Systems Group requirements throughout the contract life cycle. An understanding of basic requirement traceability principles is paramount.

Ensures contractual program requirements are flowed down internally and to suppliers; ensures compliance with customer contract, industry, and organizational requirements. Verifies and validates that requirements have been met.

Maintains close engagement with:

the Supplier Quality organization to drive improvements from key suppliers

the Software Assurance organization to drive improvements during the Software Development Life Cycle

the Design Assurance organization to drive improvements during the selection and implementation of Parts, Materials and Processes

the Configuration Management organization to ensure the implementation of document and data control requirements

the Product Assurance organization to ensure the implementation of workmanship requirements, quality oversight and effective work center corrective action when issues arise

The EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) organization to ensure a safe workplace for personnel and operations

Reviews practices, procedures, and processes, seeking avenues to improve efficiency and effectiveness, reducing risk to product quality

Interprets technical and mission assurance requirements, ensuring integration to program plans, specifications and product drawings as well as verification of implementation

Provide oversight in discrepancy identification, failure investigations, and cause / corrective action implementation. Leads failure and problem-solving analyses

Represents Mission Assurance at various review boards including CCB, ECR, ROMB, CAB, Readiness Reviews, and FRB/MRB

Supports tracking and reporting metrics, mission specific risk issues and develops and presents internal & external Mission Assurance briefings

Understands risk definitions and quantification; ensures Risk Management activities are executed and maintained according to standards and procedures

Communicates program impacts to all levels of the organization and to Government and customer representatives as needed

Provides S&MA inputs and baseline estimations for future program proposals; engages in new business efforts representing the department

Manages and tracks new business efforts for the S&MA department; maintains trackers and repositories for proposals and assists in risk assessment contract by contract

Control Account Manager (CAM) for the S&MA budget on program contracts using Earned Value Management System principles

Specializes in spacecraft design, incoming material management, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or R&D as they apply to product or process quality

This position may be filled as a Principal (level 3) or Sr Principal (level 4) depending on experience and qualifications.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related STEM field

Minimum of 5 years (level 3) or 8 years (level 4) of relevant experience

U.S. Citizenship

Ability to obtain Top Secret clearance

Direct program experience working with the following disciplines: Program Management Office, Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Systems Engineering, Integration, Test & Launch, and Parts Materials & Process

Experience working with and managing subcontractors and working directly with customers

Experience with Risk and Opportunity Management

Proficient at proposal and Basis of Estimate development

Preferred Qualifications

Active Top Secret clearance

Experience on Space systems programs (payload, spacecraft bus, antenna, launch, ground systems, operations and maintenance)

Experience with AS9100D internal/external implementation

Knowledge of EEE-INST-002, NASA-STD-6016 or other standards for Part, Material or Process selection

Experience with requirements management tools (e.g., DOORs) supporting Validation and Verification

Systems engineering experience on complex integrated systems

Experience on Government contracts

Knowledge of Cause Analysis tools (Ishikawa, FMEA, DOE, Kepner-Tregoe)

Experience interfacing with DCMA and Aerospace representatives

Control Account Management experience with Earned Value Management

Familiarity with industry workmanship standards (NASA, MIL, NAS, IPC)

Primary Level Salary Range: $95,000.00 - $132,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $118,000.00 - $168,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; 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. Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays and paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date, but this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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.

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