RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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’s Space Sector is seeking a Mission Assurance Manager – Level 2 to join our team in Promontory, UT. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.
Defines and monitors mission assurance program specifications and processes to ensure mission success of programs. Performs or assures quality, risk management, safety, reliability and maintainability of program achievements, subcontractors, and suppliers in accordance with contractual requirements. Assesses program performance and risks, and determines resources to ensure mission assurance.
This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.
In this job, you will:
- Provide leadership and oversight of quality engineers responsible for ensuring product meets requirements
- Develop, communicate and implement vision, strategy, goals, and metrics to achieve business objectives for safety, quality, customer satisfaction, schedule, cost, and continuous improvement.
- Represent and communicate S&MA (Safety and Mission Assurance) technical capabilities and technologies to internal and external customers
- Manage workloads, ensure staffing needs are fulfilled, and programs are appropriately resourced
- Ensure leadership and key subject matter expert succession plans are in place and be proactive by coaching and mentoring key talent to assume increased responsibilities
- Manage material and labor budgets
- Other duties as assigned
Basic Qualifications:
- STEM Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of relevant experience – OR – STEM Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience.
- No clearance required to start
- General knowledge of the role of Quality Engineering, Quality Assurance, and Tooling or component Quality
- 5+ years of demonstrated team leadership skills – formal engineering or operations leadership experience and/or significant technical projects or investigations
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and with internal and external customers
- Demonstrated leadership abilities, including the ability to coach, develop and mentor others
- Ability to drive change through creating, sustaining and improving standards and procedures
**Preferred Qualifications: **
- Experience and knowledge of CM principles
- Previous engineering or operations leadership experience
- Demonstrated Lean Manufacturing experience
As a leader with integrity, you ensure ethical conduct, balanced results, and partner satisfaction. You respect and nurture growth, fostering a culture of excellence. Skilled in building collaborative teams and customer trust, you communicate well, foster strong teams, and embrace change.
Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space
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Primary Level Salary Range: $126,600.00 - $189,800.00
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.