Sr Principal Engineer Mission Assurance (Space/Satellite Systems)

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 - 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.

The Tactical Space Systems Division within Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the Space sector while providing a decisive advantage to the customer. Come be a part of our mission.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a talented Senior Principal 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 of the NG Safety & Mission Assurance organization. Within this organization, you will work with various disciplines to address technical issues, meet program requirements, and ensure mission success. You will interface with customers, vendors, and with 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 other guidelines set forth by Flight Systems Group requirements throughout the contract life cycle. An understanding of basic requirement traceability principles will be paramount for this duty.
• Ensures contractual program requirements are flowed down internally and to suppliers, ensures compliance with customer contract, industry, and organizational requirements. Performs verification and validation 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 Configuration Control Board (CCB), Engineering Change Board (ECR), Risk and Opportunity Management Board (ROMB), Corrective Action Board (CAB), Readiness Reviews, & Failure/Material Review Board (FRB/MRB)
• Supports tracking and reporting metrics, mission specific risk issues & develop, and present internal & external Mission Assurance briefings.
• Understand the definition of risk and be able to quantify it. Also ensure Risk Management activities are executed and maintained according to standards and procedures.
• Communicates the impacts and execution of program efforts, division quality, and contract requirements to all levels of the organization. May communicate to Government and customer representatives.
• Provides S&MA inputs and baseline estimations for future program proposal efforts. Engages in new business efforts representing the department and defining appropriate tailoring required to our nominal processes.
• Manages and tracks the new business efforts for the S&MA department; monitoring the due dates, scope of contract, and delegated activities. Maintains a tracker and repository for the proposals and assists in the risk assessment on a contract by contract basis.
• Control Account Manager (CAM) for the S&MA budget on program contracts using Earned Value Management System principles.
• Specialize in the areas of spacecraft design, incoming material management, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related STEM field
• 8 years 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, such as payload, OR spacecraft bus, OR antenna, launch, OR ground systems, and/or operations and maintenance activities.
• Experience with the internal and external implementation of AS9100D
• Knowledge of EEE-INST-002, NASA-STD-6016 or other standards used for Part, Material or Process selection
• Experience with requirements management and the associated tools, i.e. DOORs supporting Validation and Verification
• Systems engineering experience on complex integrated systems.
• Experience on Government contracts.
• Extensive knowledge base in Cause Analysis tools, such as Ishikawa, FMEA, DOE, KTA (Kepner Tregoe Analysis)
• Experience interfacing with DCMA and Aerospace representatives
• Control Account Management experience with Earned Value Management practices.
• Familiarity with industry workmanship standards; NASA, MIL, NAS, IPC.

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

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.

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.

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.