Northrop Grumman Australia · 2 months ago
Mission Assurance Engineer - Level 2/3
United States-Maryland-Elkton
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$85K/yr - $158K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company seeking an experienced Mission Assurance Engineer to support the Mission & Quality Assurance Functions at their Elkton, Maryland site. The role involves implementing mission assurance plans, establishing quality assurance programs, and ensuring compliance with contractual and organizational requirements.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Establish and maintain Quality Assurance programs, procedures and controls ensuring that products and services conform to company standards of excellence
Support the development, implementation and maintenance of quality policy and procedures within the Quality Management System (QMS) including performing internal audits to assess conformance
Interface with suppliers in the verification of product design, quality and reliability
Review practices, procedures and processes seeking ways to improve efficiency and effectiveness and reduce risk to product quality
Interpret customer technical and MA requirements, and ensure these requirements are integrated into program plans, specifications and product drawings
Ensure program contract requirements are flowed down internally to the production floor and externally to suppliers
Ensure compliance with contract program, quality, organizational, and industry alert requirements
Provide oversight into discrepancy review and failure investigations, as well as cause and corrective action determinations
Analyze and interpret trends and execute improvements using data from key metrics
Perform Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) analysis, and problem-solving activities on program-specific, quality system and business system deficiencies
Represent Mission Assurance at various program reviews and review boards including but not limited to Configuration Control Board (CCB), Material Review Board (MRB), Program Management Reviews (PMR), design/peer reviews, Manufacturing/Test Readiness Reviews (MRR/TRR) and Corrective Action Board (CAB)
Ensure risk management activities (including design/process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis dFMEA/pFMEA) are executed according to standards and procedures
Qualification
Required
Must have 6 or more years of experience as a quality / mission assurance engineer, or a Bachelor's degree in a relevant Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline plus 2 years' experience as a quality / mission assurance engineer or related engineering role, or a Master's degree in a relevant STEM discipline
Application of technical expertise including complete understanding of fundamental engineering principles, practices, and theories
Able to read engineering documentation (drawings, models, specs), interpret drawing dimensions, features, and parts lists, develop inspection plans, and identify critical features
Intermediate to advanced computer skills including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Ability to understand and work with multiple enterprise-wide systems
Knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action tools, such as Ishikawa, FMEA, DOE, KTA (Kepner Tregoe Analysis), 5Why, etc
Knowledge of Quality Management Systems such as AS (Aerospace Standard) or ISO
Excellent written and oral communication skills as well as strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills
Ability to work well in a team environment
Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance which requires US Citizenship as a prerequisite
Must have 9 or more years of experience as a quality / mission assurance engineer, or a Bachelor's degree in a relevant Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline plus 5 years' experience as a quality / mission assurance engineer or related engineering role, or a Master's degree in a relevant STEM discipline plus 3 years' experience as a quality / mission assurance engineer or related engineering role
Self-starter and able to work independently through complex technical problems towards an implementable solution
Ability to act as a leader for implementation of Mission Assurance requirements and objectives within a cross-functional team
Preferred
Active Secret Security Clearance
Accredited certification in Quality and/or Mission assurance field
Familiarity with key materials, technologies and/or processes such as machining, welding, CT scanning, additive manufacturing, laser/light inspection techniques, and chemical processing
Demonstrated process control and improvement experience and knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma or similar tools
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase