Mission Assurance Director 2

About the role

The Mission Assurance Director 2 will lead quality management integration for the program division, focusing on operations diagnostics, consulting for performance, leadership, team assessment, and program facilitation.

Responsibilities

• Define and monitor mission assurance program specifications and processes to ensure mission success of programs.
• Perform or assure quality, risk management, safety, reliability, and maintainability of program achievements, subcontractors, and suppliers in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Assess program performance and risks and determine resources to ensure mission assurance.
• On-time delivery of high-quality products and services that meet all contractual requirements and business objectives.
• Drive the continuous improvement of people (including training & development), products, processes, systems, and services through the application of world-class manufacturing, including innovative technologies, lean principles, six-sigma projects, and common best practices.
• Develop, maintain, and ensure compliance with mission assurance programs, policies, processes, procedures, and that the performance and quality of products/processes conform to established standards, specifications, and agency guidelines.
• Provide expertise and guidance in interpreting policies, regulatory, and/or governmental regulations, and agency guidelines to assure compliance.
• Provide leadership that fosters an inclusive, motivated, and engaged work culture.
• Support the development phase of programs by assuring engineering products and processes conform to internal and customer requirements.
• Work directly with operating entities such as engineering and manufacturing to ensure that inspections, process control analyses, and audits are conducted on a continuing basis to enforce requirements and compliance.
• Ensure the Quality/Mission Assurance, Manufacturing, and Engineering processes are consistent with industry capability maturity models and QMS standards (ISO 9001).
• Oversee supplier quality management collaborating closely with multiple sites' Quality & Mission Assurance and Global Supply Chain (GSC) leaders to provide strategic thought leadership and preventive solutions to ensure the quality of procured material and services.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of related experience, or a Master’s degree and 8 years of related experience.
• Professional and/or military experience in aircraft, aerospace, manufacturing, quality, program management, engineering, and/or business management related functions.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience as a leader, manager, or other team lead roles.
• Active DoD Clearance (secret or higher).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Qualifications

• MS or MBA degree.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Quality Assurance or Mission Assurance specific roles.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in metric development for process health and performance monitoring large programs/projects.
• Extensive Leadership experience, preferably within the Aerospace and Defense industry.
• Demonstrated experience developing, communicating, and instituting new processes for an organization.
• NG QMS familiarity.
• ISO 9001 familiarity.

Skills

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Experience in quality assurance and mission assurance.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 and industry capability maturity models.
• Ability to interpret and apply regulatory and governmental regulations.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Pay

The primary level salary range for this position is $242,100.00 - $363,100.00. Base salary offers are determined based on a number of factors including the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may also be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.

Schedule

This position will have a standard work schedule of 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.