Sr Principal Engineer Mission Assurance

About the role

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Sr Principal Engineer Mission Assurance – Level 4 located in Baltimore, MD, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.

Responsibilities

• Mission Assurance Engineer interprets customer technical and Mission Assurance requirements, and ensures these requirements are integrated into program plans, specifications, and product drawings.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
• Aids in the performance of independent quality reviews to ensure compliance with contractual and customer requirements.
• Represents Mission Assurance at different review boards including Configuration Control Board (CCB), Corrective Action Board (CAB), & Material Review Board (MRB).
• Supports the development, implementation and maintenance of quality policy and procedures within the Quality Management System (QMS) including supporting external audits and performing internal audits to assess conformance.
• Collect, analyze and report key performance indicator data/metrics and take appropriate action to mitigate risks and improve performance.
• Provide experience within manufacturing and test quality assurance processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of professional experience. (Will consider 12 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement)
• Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
• Relevant experience on space systems programs, such as payload, OR spacecraft bus, OR antenna, launch, ground systems, operations, or integration & test
• Experience working with external mission partners throughout lifecycle of program
• Experience supporting Parts, Materials, and Processes Control Board
• Experience supporting ERB, MRB, and FRBs
• Experience reading cabling drawings, wiring diagrams, and circuit schematics

Qualifications

• Basic Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 4 years of professional experience. (Will consider 12 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement)
• Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope
• Relevant experience on space systems programs, such as payload, OR spacecraft bus, OR antenna, launch, ground systems, operations, or integration & test
• Experience working with external mission partners throughout lifecycle of program
• Experience supporting Parts, Materials, and Processes Control Board
• Experience supporting ERB, MRB, and FRBs
• Experience reading cabling drawings, wiring diagrams, and circuit schematics

Skills

• Experience working directly with customers
• Direct program experience working with the following disciplines: Program Management Office, Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, SEIT, and PM&P
• Experience support Risk and Opportunity Management Board
• Experience building/supporting EIDP
• Experience coordinating the efforts of diverse stakeholders
• Certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies
• Experience with requirements management and the associated tools, i.e. DOORs

Benefits

Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site.