Northrop Grumman · 18 hours ago
Principal Engineer Mission Assurance - R10219447
Huntsville, AL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$99K/yr - $148K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking a Principal Engineer Mission Assurance to join their team. The role involves supporting multiple FMS IBCS programs, performing technical reviews, collaborating with engineering functions, and developing quality plans and procedures to ensure compliance with contractual requirements.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform technical reviews of drawings, SOWs, Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) documents as required
Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place for meeting contractual requirements
Provide QMA support for preparation of presentation material, review of documentation, sign-off on technical review materials and readiness, attendance at meetings, and support to closeout of review action items
Develop and implement program quality plans, programs, and procedures using statistical quality control statistics, lean manufacturing concepts, and six-sigma tools and analyses
Participate in Risk Management process and support to team in identification and assessment of risks or opportunities for program performance
Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished products
Support/Lead hardware control to Bill of Materials (BOM), First Article Inspections, close-out and delivery inspections and control of end item data packages
Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) facilitation, review and reporting to include monitoring status of corrective and preventive actions and tracking through closure, reviewing/analyzing defect data, monitoring test problem report data and closure status, monitoring causal analysis and resolution
Conduct/support internal process and external supplier evaluations and develop reports
Assist Program Quality Managers with Mission Assurance / Program Management requirements
Support fielded major end items (MEI) integration of hardware/software as needed
Prepare and/or present data in management-level presentations
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Science AND 5 years of related experience in at least one of the following areas: Engineering, Production/Manufacturing, Mission Assurance and/or Quality Assurance OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related experience in at least one of the following areas: Engineering, Production/Manufacturing, Mission Assurance and/or Quality Assurance
Ability to read documentation such as contractual standards, program plans, statements of work, and requirements
Experience with ISO9001, and/or AS9100 industry standards
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DOD Security Clearance
Must be able to work on-site in Huntsville, Alabama
Preferred
Dedicated to teamwork and be able to work well in a team environment
ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 trained auditor
Familiar with AS9102 and AS6500
Active DOD Secret Security Clearance
Experience working with military or government contracts
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
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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