Manager Mission Assurance  – Level 3

Northrop Grumman • Magna, UT

2d • $151,500 - $227,300 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Manager Mission Assurance – Level 3 to join their team in Magna, UT. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. This individual will oversee a team of engineers supporting a broad range of propulsion system products for internal and external customers. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

• Approved STEM Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional/related experience including people management experience – OR – Approved STEM Master’s degree with 6 years of professional/related experience including people management experience.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance
• Extensive knowledge of the role of Quality Engineering and Quality Assurance
• Knowledge in related industry standards, programmatic and contractual requirements, and risk-based decision making
• Demonstrated understanding of programmatic needs and expectations across external and internal customers.
• Demonstrated team leadership skills – formal engineering or operations leadership experience and/or significant technical projects or investigations
• Ability to lead a highly experienced team of professionals and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
• Ability to drive change through creating, sustaining, and improving standards and procedures
• Broad understanding of NG command media, including the importance for compliance

Nice To Haves

• Experience and knowledge of CM principles
• Demonstrated Lean Manufacturing experience
• Graduate degree (MS, MBA, PhD) in engineering or related technical discipline
• Certifications in quality related disciplines

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight to a team of approximately 20 Mission Assurance Chief Engineers, across four locations, responsible for the overall compliance to regulatory, contractual, and procedural requirements for the specific programs they are assigned.
• Utilize effective talent management strategies to attract, retain, develop, and engage outstanding people for the organization.
• Be the face of Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) at the program level to the applicable internal and external customers.
• Develop, communicate, and implement vision, strategy, goals and metrics to achieve business objectives for safety, quality, customer satisfaction, schedule, cost, and continuous improvement
• 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

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available
• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• overtime
• shift differential
• discretionary bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager