Principal Engineer Mission Assurance - 12915

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Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking an Principal Engineer Mission Assurance. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel program.  

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:  

The selected candidate will work within the Design Assurance team as a Hardware Quality subject matter expert and stakeholder. You will be responsible for checking design packages for proper content and to ensure compliance to applicable company, customer, and industry modeling standards. Other typical duties include:

• Analyzing and validating electromechanical hardware models, systems, and other related documents (e.g., GD&T, materials, form/fit/function, manufacturability, feasibility, and economy of fabrication).

• Supporting systems engineering architectural activities and maintaining descriptive system models, interfaces, physical/functional block diagrams, and coordinating with integrated product teams for establishing content within the system architecture.

• Recommending changes/revisions to product definition packages necessary for approval and buy-off during multiphase review meetings as a Mission Assurance / Design Assurance representative.

• Maintaining a Quality Management System ensuring that products and services conform to company standards of excellence (e.g., AS9100, Statement of Work).

• Reviewing practices, procedures, and processes aiming to standardize and continuously improve efficiency and effectiveness to reduce risk to product quality.

• Participating in engineering boards as a Mission Assurance / Design Assurance representative.

• Preparing / presenting reports, briefings, and metrics of internal and program-wide insights / recommendations to internal / external customers.

• Reviewing subcontractor design work and providing recommendations for approval.

• Performing other Mission Assurance related tasks and objectives (e.g., program improvement efforts, collaborations, planning).

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:  

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 

• 401k 

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance 

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts  

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.   

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree, OR 3+ years of relevant experience with a Master of Science (MS) degree, OR 0+ years of relevant experience with a Doctor of Science (PhD) degree.

• 1+ year(s) of experience with 3D design modeling OR 1+ year(s) of years of experience reviewing/approving design packages.

• Active DoD Secret Security Clearance or higher adjudicated within the last 5 years with the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Siemens CPLM and NX or similar.

• Experience with 3D design modeling OR reviewing/approving design packages.

• Experience with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles, concepts, and tools.

• Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) per ASME Y14.5.