Manager Quality Engineering 2

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Quality Engineering Manager 2 to lead mission assurance, quality engineering, and product assurance at our Sykesville, MD campus.

The manager should be knowledgeable of military quality and mission excellence processes and requirements. As a key leader, partner and essential member of the Quality & Mission Excellence team, the Manager 2 will lead a high performing team of quality engineers and quality analysts personnel to support company operations and achieve high levels of customer satisfaction.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Provides overall management of the Quality & Mission Excellence department by setting and operating to objectives, and providing guidance to direct reports based on goals, objectives, and company policy

• Collaborates with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Performance Management/Supplier Quality and Global Supply Chain to ensure quality is inherent in every requirement, design, work product, and end-product delivered by Northrop Grumman

• Engages on the shop floor and in work activities to provide direct support as needed while additionally coaching and mentoring facility personnel in quality methods and procedures

• Establishes and manages performance metrics to facilitate continuous improvement activities

• Establishes and maintains compliance with Quality Management System (QMS) policies, procedures, and processes to ensure the performance and quality of products conform to established standards, specifications and customer requirements

• Participates in root cause and corrective action analyses (RCCA) and failure investigations for high impact issues and teaches/coaches/mentors personnel in use of RCCA for lower level issues

• Leads efforts to identify and mitigate quality and performance risks using advanced product quality planning (APQP) methods, FMEAs, and early design and supplier engagement

• Ensures compliance through establishment and execution of internal surveillances and audits

• Provides performance reviews and periodic feedback for all direct reports

• Develops and operates within departmental budgets for indirect costs and overhead

• Manages program budgets, schedules, program EACs and performance using Earned Value Management for the quality scope on programs

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree plus at least 9 years relevant work experience (or Masters Degree plus at least 7 years relevant work experience)

• Excellent oral and written communication, data analysis and problem solving skills

• Extensive prior work experience in the application of quality principles and practices (e.g., quality engineering, inspection, material review, etc.)

• Ability to successfully engage on the shop floor to provide solutions and coach and mentor others in the use of quality principles and practices

• Ability to establish and maintain comprehensive quality management systems

• Experience conducting or managing internal audits

• Ability to document, plan and manage projects

• Demonstrated problems solving skills in a manufacturing environment

• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal oversight and in a multi-discipline team environment, providing insight and solutions to complicated technical issues

• Experience with Earned Value Management.

• Able to work and lead effectively in a team setting

• Proficient with MS office

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Ability to travel

• Ability to obtain a DOD Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Secret security clearance.

• Experience with ISO 9001 or AS9100 based quality management systems

• Experience with supplier quality

• Experience with risk reduction

• Experience applying advanced product quality planning

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