Director Mission Assurance 2

Northrop Grumman•Roy, UT

2d•$209,000 - $313,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Defense Systems is looking for a Director Mission Assurance 2 to lead the Quality and Mission Assurance organization for the Strategic Deterrent Systems Division. This leadership role is in Roy, Utah. This role requires strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills to lead in a dynamic engineering and production environment. There is significant responsibility and visibility with executive leadership and the broad customer organization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Science and 10 years of related experience as defined below, OR a Master’s degree and 8 years of related experience as defined below
Related experience includes professional and/or military experience to include a background in aircraft, aerospace, manufacturing, quality, program management, engineering, and/or business management related functions
Experience as a leader, manager, or other team lead roles
Active DoD Clearance (secret or higher)

Nice To Haves

MS or MBA degree
A minimum of 10 years of experience in Quality Assurance or Mission Assurance specific roles
A minimum of 5 years of experience in metric development for process health and performance monitoring large programs/projects
Extensive Leadership experience, preferably within the Aerospace and Defense industry
Leadership experience in Production programs
Demonstrated experience developing, communicating, and instituting new processes for an organization
NG QMS familiarity
ISO 9001 familiarity

Responsibilities

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.
Ensures the on-time delivery of high-quality products and services that meet all contractual requirements and business objectives.
Drives the continuous improvement of people (to include training & development), products, processes, systems and services through the application of world class manufacturing to include innovative technologies, lean principles, six-sigma projects, and common best practices.
Develop, maintain, and ensure compliance with mission assurance programs, policies, processes, procedures and that the performance and quality of products/processes conform to established standards, specifications and agency guidelines.
Provide expertise and guidance in interpreting policies, regulatory and/or governmental regulations, and agency guidelines to assure compliance.
Provides leadership that fosters an inclusive, motivated and engaged work culture.
Supports the development phase of programs by assuring engineering products and processes conform to internal and customer requirements.
Works directly with operating entities such as engineering and manufacturing to ensure that inspections, process control analyses and audits are conducted on a continuing basis to enforce requirements and compliance.
Ensures the Quality/Mission Assurance, Manufacturing, and Engineering processes are consistent with industry capability maturity models and QMS standards (AS9100).
Provides direct oversight in all efforts related to factory accountability and foreign object elimination practices.
Reviews trend metrics and analyze misses in order to implement the appropriate improvements to improve performance.
Standardizes and facilitates root cause / corrective action efforts to resolve quality issues.
Oversees supplier quality management collaborating closely with multiple sites’ Quality & Mission Assurance and Global Supply Chain (GSC) leaders to provide strategic thought leadership and preventive solutions to ensure the quality of procured material and services.
Ensures impactful internal audit program performance, manages Corrective and Preventive Actions to ensure timely and impactful completion, and manages all PrOP change control and reviews.