Principal Mission Assurance Engineer – Level 3

Northrop Grumman•Clearfield, UT

8d•$98,400 - $147,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Principal Mission Assurance Engineer – Level 3 to join their team in Clearfield, UT. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. The candidate will work in an industrial environment and support solving complex engineering problems. They will effectively interact with the design engineering team and provide support across Factory Value Streams, Materials and Process experts, Process engineering, and Tool Design. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

Approved STEM Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of relevant experience – OR – Approved STEM Master’s degree with 3 years of relevant experience – OR – Approved STEM PhD with 1 year of relevant experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
Experience in a Quality Assurance/ Quality Engineering role.
Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) and Quality Management Systems (QMS)
Root Cause tools and investigation leadership experience.
Inspection accuracy analysis, Inspection Points (IP) and Plan (I-Plan) creation experience.
Application of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (ANSI/AMSE Y14.5), and Dimensional Inspection Techniques experience
Systems Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Design, and/or Solid Mechanics experience.
Infrequent on-call duty - approximately one week per quarter - primarily remote support with on-site presence seldom required.
Able to work in manufacturing environment, including accessing ladders, stairs, and work platforms.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Aerospace Engineering preferred
Mechanical Design, Manufacturing Engineering, SPC
AS9100/IS9001 experience
Tooling/special equipment experience
QMS signature authority
Demonstrated leadership
Demonstrated Customer Coordination
Understanding or experience of digital inspection techniques using Leica Laser Tracker, Creaform, Romer arm equipment, and CMM machinery
Understanding or experience of computer Aided Design and Software - i.e. NX, Verisurf, Polyworks, Cameo

Responsibilities

Understand the design intent, failure modes, requirements and specifications of the product as well as the manufacturing processes, process controls, statistics, SPC, and quality inspections.
Provide expertise and guidance in interpreting governmental regulations, agency guidelines and internal policies/procedures to assure compliance/resolve non-conformances and will serve as liaison between Mission Assurance and various internal and external organizations, including some government agencies.
Work directly with operating entities to ensure that inspections, process control, and audits are conducted on a continuing basis as specified to enforce requirements, meet specifications, and improve processing.
Other duties as assigned