Sr Principal Engineer Mission Assurance
Listed on 2025-12-01
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Quality Engineering
Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available
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.
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 is looking for you to join us as a Mission Assurance Engineer based in Sunnyvale, CA in the heart of Silicon Valley!
This position is fully on-site (no remote or hybrid schedules).
As a Mission Assurance professional for Quality and Mission Assurance, you are first and foremost committed to treating all people with respect. You model personal growth and are a feverish champion for continuous development both personally and for your team. You are someone that always chooses to act with integrity and you believe that high ethical and moral standards characterize who you are by the things you choose to do.
You are someone that chooses to enable your team to achieve predictable and balanced results all while also satisfying the needs of both your internal and external customers. You have a track record that proves you know how to support a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment that will attract, retain, and encourage diverse and engaged talent. You choose to build trusted and valued partner relationships and you're effective at verbal and written communications.
You choose to deliver perfection, strive for continuous improvement, and respond vigorously to change. You lastly, but certainly not least consistently work to ensure your team and the teams you support are armed with the information and tools needed for optimal performance. If this description describes you and you wish to join a fast-paced team that builds and executes strategies that result in sustainable value creation then we need you on our team!
You'll Get to Do:
Interpret customer technical and MA requirements, as well as internal quality requirements, and ensure these requirements are integrated into program plans, quality plans, specifications, and product drawings.
Ensure program contract requirements are flowed down internally and to suppliers.
Ensure compliance with contract program, quality, organizational, and industry alert requirements.
Represent Mission Assurance at various program reviews and review boards including but not limited to Configuration Control Boards (CCB), Material Review Board (MRB), Program Management Reviews (PMR), Design/Peer Reviews, Manufacturing/Test Readiness Reviews and Corrective Action Boards (CAB).
Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place
Drive solutions to technical and process problems with cross-functional teams
Responsible for developing Basis of Estimates to ensure sufficient Quality oversight on key Development and Sustainment captures and programs.
Drive concepts like Design Quality, Cost of Quality, FMEA and similar measures designed to help drive improvement.
Perform Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) analysis, and Problem-Solving activities on program-specific, quality system and business…
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