Sr Principal Engineer Mission Assurance

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is searching for an experienced Sr. Principal Engineer Mission Assurance to join the Launch Vehicles business unit in Chandler, AZ.

The Sr. Principal Mission Assurance Engineer: - Defines and monitors GBSD mission assurance program specifications and processes to ensure mission success of programs. - Technical reviews of all GBSD drawings, SOW's, Requirements documents as required - Performs or assures quality, risk management, safety, reliability and maintainability of GBSD achievements. - Assesses GBSD performance and risks, and determines resources to ensure mission assurance. - Assist the Program Quality Managers (PQM) with all GBSD Mission Assurance /Program Management requirements. - Ensure functional area Program Quality Engineers (PQE) are aware of all program unique requirements. - Develop, implement and maintain the GBSD Program Quality Plans - Assign program tasks to the functional area PQE's. - Lead and facilitate GBSD program FRBs ensuring identification of root cause and proper implementation of corrective actions and reach back and reach across. - Assist PQM in preparation and execution on of Program Preventive and Corrective Action Board (PCAB) - Develop and maintain GBSD Program Metrics. - Assist in the preparation of the Program Management Program Review packages - Support GBSD Program Materials and Parts Control Board (PMPCB) and Engineering in the validation and closure of Alerts. - Support PQM with GBSD Customer Corrective Action Requests - Support functional Area PQEs in Conditional Acceptance requirements and flow down. - Monitor timely closure of Conditionally Accepted hardware and work corrective actions with functional area PQEs.

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum Education / Experience: 9 Years with Bachelors in Science; 7 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD or in lieu of degree requires 13 years of related experience.
U.S. Citizenship is required
Active secret clearance is required

Salary Range: $98,500 USD - $147,700 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.