Principal, Mission Assurance Engineer

L3HHCM20

About The Position

The Aerojet Rocketdyne Segment of L3Harris is seeking a Principal Mission Assurance Engineer to work at our Missile Solution Sector Headquarters in Huntsvill in Huntsville, AL. This position will provide coordination and technical direction across the Mission Assurance functional area and will be an independent advocate to Program Managers, effectively operating in a risk mitigation role for a program or multiple programs while providing independent oversight of technical execution of programs to ensure 100% mission success of Aerojet Rocketdyne supplied hardware. Essential Functions: This Principal Engineering SME position is responsible for driving mission success across the enterprise through the creation, application, and maintenance of tools and mechanisms to ensure objective oversight & risk mitigation during all phases of the product/program life cycle.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 12 years of prior Quality experience.
Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior Quality experience.
In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior Quality experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience collaborating within a Microsoft 365 environment, with proficiency in the included applications (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
Recognized as a MA technical expert with demonstrated leadership role in defining and executing Mission Assurance initiatives.
Demonstrated achievements in providing new capabilities and solving challenging problems.
Demonstrated track record of knowledge sharing, mentoring, and coaching.
Demonstrated engagement with key professional society technical committees such as AIAA, ASQ, etc. & govt advisory boards (e.g. AF, NASA, MDA MAP/PMAP, etc.).

Responsibilities

Defining and coordinating the technical efforts in executing a Systems Engineering approach to Mission Assurance (MA) with emphasis on proactive Risk Management throughout the various large/missile defense program life-cycles.
Prepare MA program engagement plans, in conjunction with program management, which defines and allocates requirements.
Plan, conduct and technically direct major phases of significant projects related to MA execution priorities, coordinating efforts of technical staff as required.
Ensure effective execution of the program's Risk Management process for assigned programs/product lines.
Provide in-depth technical assessments of key program issues, coordinating as necessary with senior engineering and operations leadership and customers.
Prepare/approve technical presentations, engineering reports, failure analyses, problem dispositions for technical, cost, schedule and program impact.
Lead process assessments of program team processes to identify Mission Assurance concerns and technical issues, assure that root causes are understood, and timely/effective corrective and preventive actions are defined and presented at Corrective Action Boards.
Provide technical consultation to technical staff and review appropriate DFMEAs/PFMEAs generated on assigned programs for adequacy and recommend updates as deemed necessary.
Work with Engineering functional counterparts to lead the development, integration, and utilization of Lessons Learned enterprise database to capture, document and share appropriate lessons learned, including assessment against program risk registers for potential impact as appropriate, and Alert coordination.
Contribute to program development, and support and approve Flight Readiness/ MA Reviews.
Participate as an independent reviewer or voting member in internal/ customer Design Reviews and Critical Reviews including Engineering Review Boards and Failure Review Boards. Development, Production, Experimental, and Program.
Act as primary point of contact for assigned Aerojet Rocketdyne program to the customer's Mission Assurance organization to assure timely reporting/resolution of Mission Assurance concerns
Lead and resolve complex technical program and schedule critical issues and failure investigations to meet company and customer commitments.
Represent the company in technical industry forums and peer reviews to maintain required technical visibility and interaction needed to capture new business.
Up to 15% business travel.
Ability to obtain US Security Clearence.