About the Role

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 Aeronautics System sector is hiring a Mission Assurance Manager 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals supporting the F-35 program. The Mission Assurance Manager 3 has responsibility for quality requirements across the F-35 program by providing leadership and management to assigned personnel. This leadership opportunity will be located in Palmdale, CA.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for implanting projects for process improvement and increasing efficiencies
• Creating a method of standardization across cost centers and shifts
• Responsible for the project performance planning, risk management, technical quality, cost, schedule and factory accountability oversight for Special Programs Global Mission Excellence statements of work
• Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product
• Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place
• Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment
• Designs and analyzes inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications
• Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction
• Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is aligned with requirements
• Act with agility to business needs and interact in collaborative way to empower diverse, cross functional teams, including both internal and external members to achieve positive business results, including operating decisions, scheduling requirements and contractual clarification
• May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality
• May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies

Our Leaders

Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same.

• We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team
• We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results
• We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams
• We pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 9 years of experience in the Quality, Mission Assurance, Aircraft, Aerospace or Manufacturing Industries or a Masters Degree and 7 years of experience in Quality, Mission Assurance, Aircraft, Aerospace or Manufacturing Industries
• A minimum of 7 years leadership experience
• Experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action
• Must be able to acquire a Do

D Secret Clearance:

• Must have availability to work all shifts including nights and weekends

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Do

D Secret Clearance:

• Strong orientation to change in a dynamic environment
• Sophisticated level of understanding of complex quality policies, procedures, governmental regulations and work flow
• Ability to analyze alternative courses of action where decisions have risk/reward implications for program or area of Influence

Compensation and Benefits

Primary Level Salary Range: $175,400.00 - $263,200.00

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.

Additional Information

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time

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.