Mission Assurance Manager 2

Northrop Grumman • Clearfield, UT

1d • $126,600 - $189,800 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Manager Mission Assurance 2 for the Mission Assurance Quality Engineering Functional Homeroom. The position is located in Clearfield, Utah. The manager leads a Functional Homeroom section and supports quality engineering across aircraft, aerospace, or manufacturing work. The role develops and maintains quality evaluation and control systems, collaborates with engineering and manufacturing, trains and develops employees, and audits quality systems to identify and correct deficiencies. The manager ensures corrective measures meet reliability standards and documentation requirements, and works collaboratively across internal and external teams to address business decisions, schedules, and contractual clarifications. The role may focus on design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control, or research and development as they relate to product or process quality.

The position requires an active U.S. government Secret clearance and the ability to obtain Special Program Access. Relocation assistance may be available, and travel is 10% of the time. The role requires schedule flexibility for first- or second-shift work, including weekends.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and at least 9 years of experience in a quality environment in the aircraft, aerospace, or manufacturing industries; or a master’s degree in a STEM field and at least 7 years of such experience.
• At least 5 years of leadership, supervisory, or lead experience.
• Ability to work with employees to identify career development and training needs.
• Ability to work a flexible first- or second-shift schedule, including weekend shifts.
• Active U.S. government clearance and ability to obtain Special Program Access.

Nice To Haves

• Active Special Program Access.
• Strong orientation toward change in a dynamic environment.
• Sophisticated understanding of complex quality policies, procedures, governmental regulations, and workflow.
• Ability to analyze alternative courses of action when decisions have risk/reward implications for a program or area of influence.
• May be certified in Lean and Six Sigma quality engineering methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
• Train and develop employees within the section as a Functional Homeroom Section Manager.
• Audit quality systems to identify deficiencies and ensure they are corrected.
• Ensure corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and documentation aligns with requirements.
• Respond agilely to business needs and collaborate with internal and external cross-functional teams on operating decisions, scheduling requirements, and contractual clarification.
• May specialize in design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control, or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance may be available.
• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.
• Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

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