Mission Assurance Manager 3

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

5d•$167,500 - $251,300•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems AMS Division Mission Assurance has an opening for a Mission Assurance Manager 3 to join their team of qualified, diverse individuals. This role will be located in Baltimore, MD Site and will have Mission Assurance responsibility for the Tactical Fighters BU. The selected candidate must be an inclusive and collaborative leader with the ability to influence others at all levels and have demonstrated leadership skills leading multi-function and technical working groups while directly contributing to programs and proposals. The candidate must have a track record in mentoring and developing the skills of their teams, and driving change across organizations with successful, quantified business results. The candidate must be able to establish strong, collaborative, working relationships with operations, (Manufacturing, Global Supply Chain, Engineering, and Program Management) business unit leaders, and customer quality representatives. The selected candidate must possess a current a DoD Secret level security clearance maintaining the required security clearance will be a condition of continued employment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in quality and/or mission assurance; OR a Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant work experience in quality and/or mission assurance
Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience
Experience with Quality Management Systems and identifying critical quality metrics
Experience in leading independent assessments, quality assessments/audits, and program gate reviews as the mission assurance representative
Experience with problem solving techniques and strategies to determine Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA)
Experience indicative of IPT leadership or direct-line management (basis of estimate methods, development program/project schedules)
Active U.S. Government Secret Clearance
US citizenship required

Nice To Haves

NG QMS experience (PrOP, AS9100D, and customer flow-downs).
Experience with customer interactions, including DCMA, Lockheed Martin
Certification in lean, six sigma, and agile Quality Engineering Methodologies
Trained as a AS9100 Lead Auditor
5+ years of experience as a Quality Manager or a similar Mission Assurance role
AS9145/PPAP Experience
Experience with GIDEP/Sentinel monitoring
Demonstrated experience of program/product lifecycles at various stages (capture, proposal, design, program of record, and supply chain management)

Responsibilities

Support and mentor team members by promoting professional development, fostering a collaborative environment, and endorsing ethical conduct.
Encourages team members to connect their efforts to overall company goals by creating an inclusive work environment characterized by mutual respect and the valuing of differences.
Participating in program planning and execution, to include the implementation of quality program plans tailored to the appropriate phase of the program, customer requirements and overall trends and/or risk profiles.
Ensuring the Quality/Mission Assurance, Manufacturing, and Engineering processes are consistent with industry standards (e.g., AS9102, AS9145 and AS9100).
Engages team members and drives robust root cause corrective actions utilizing appropriate quality tools (5-Whys, fishbone, etc..).
Tracks and owns all metrics related to quality, provides input for monthly reporting as well as presents quality results to leadership.
Drives improvements within the business to reduce defects and streamlines quality processes.
Actively monitors nonconformance and corrective actions to ensure timely dispositions and corrective action responses.
Functional planning, personnel management, and cost account management.
Champion Lean Agile and Digital Transformation initiatives.