Manager Mission Assurance

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available. CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes. CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret. TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time.

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.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software‑secure technology to enable strategic planning. We are looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi‑domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions.

By joining in our shared mission, we support your personal network and skill development, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Mission Assurance Manager 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals supporting the Rolling Meadows facility's Software Development Programs (SDP) Operating Unit in the Aircraft Survivability (ACS) Business Unity. The Mission Assurance Manager 2 has responsibility for quality requirements across the program portfolio by providing leadership and management to assigned personnel. This leadership opportunity will be located in Rolling Meadows, IL
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• Functional manager of OU program quality engineering professionals across the OU.
• Responsible for the project performance planning, risk management, technical quality, cost, schedule and factory accountability.
• Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.
• Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
• Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
• Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.
• Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is aligned with requirements.
• Act with agility to business needs and interact in collaborative way to empower diverse, cross‑functional teams, including both internal and external members to achieve positive business results, including operating decisions, scheduling requirements and contractual clarification.

• Bachelor’s Degree and a minimum of 8 years of experience OR a Masters Degree and 6 years of experience.
• Experience with Root Cause and Corrective Action.
• Experience working on new development programs.
• Experience with BOE Generation.
• Active DoD Secret security clearance, with the ability to achieve DoD Top Secret security clearance and gain Special Access Program (SAP) Clearances.
• US Citizenship Required.

• 5 years of prior management/leadership experience.
• Experience with quality policies, procedures, governmental regulations and workflow.
• NG Quality Management System experience (Principles and Operating Practices, ISO 9001, AS9100, and customer FAR & DFAR requirements).
• Experience with customer interactions, including DCMA.
• Financial planning, budgeting, and earned value experience for both proposals and program execution.
• Defense Industry experience as a Program or Project Manager, Quality Manager, Engineering Manager, or…