Manager Mission Assurance 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Marine Systems Business Unit Quality & Mission Assurance has an opening for a Mission Assurance Manager 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This role will be located at the Sunnyvale, CA Site and will have Mission Assurance responsibility for Compliance for the Marine Systems Business Unit.

What you will get to do:

• Support and mentor team members by promoting professional development, fostering a collaborative environment, and endorsing ethical conduct.
• Encourages team members to connect their efforts to overall company goals by creating an inclusive work environment characterized by mutual respect and the valuing of differences.
• Ensuring the Quality/Mission Assurance, Manufacturing, and Engineering processes are consistent with industry standards (e.g., ISO 9001).
• Engages team members and drives robust root cause corrective actions utilizing appropriate quality tools (5-Whys, fishbone, etc..).
• Tracks and owns all metrics related to quality, provides input for monthly reporting as well as presents quality results to leadership.
• Actively monitors nonconformance and corrective actions to ensure timely dispositions and corrective action responses.
• Functional planning, personnel management, and cost account management. 
• Create a partnership with Sector and Corporate compliance organizations

The selected candidate must be an inclusive and collaborative leader with the ability to influence others at all levels and have demonstrated leadership skills leading multi-function and technical working groups while directly contributing to programs and proposals. The candidate must have a track record in mentoring and developing the skills of their teams, and driving change across organizations with successful, quantified business results. The candidate must be able to establish strong, collaborative, working relationships with operations, (Manufacturing, Global Supply Chain, Engineering, and Program Management) business unit leaders, and customer quality representatives.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Ability to communicate, manage, and achieve Mission Assurance tactical and strategic goals.
• Demonstrated ability to apply strong analytical skills and Lean Agile methodologies.
• Strong leadership, assertiveness, facilitation, and communication skills.

Basic Qualifications for the Mission Assurance Manager 3:

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant work experience
• Active Secret Clearance
• Minimum of five (5) years of leadership experience.
• Experience with Quality Management Systems and identifying critical quality metrics.
• Experience in leading independent assessments, quality assessments/audits, and program gate reviews as the mission assurance representative.
• Experience with problem solving techniques and strategies to determine Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA).
• Experience indicative of IPT leadership or direct-line management (basis of estimate methods, development program/project schedules).
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance
• US citizenship

Preferred Qualifications for the Mission Assurance Manager 3:

• NG QMS experience (PrOP, ISO 9001, and customer flow-downs).
• Experience with customer interactions, including DCMA, Electric Boat, Lockheed Martin
• Certification in lean, six sigma, and agile Quality Engineering Methodologies.
• ISO 9001 Lead Auditor experience.
• 5 years of experience as a Quality Manager or a similar Mission Assurance role
• PPAP Experience
• Experience with GIDEP/Sentinel monitoring.
• Experience with program/product lifecycles at various stages (capture, proposal, design, program of record, and supply chain management).
• A current DoD Secret level security clearance (or higher).

Primary Level Salary Range: $146,600.00 - $219,800.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may 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. 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.