Staff Engineer Quality

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Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a high caliber Staff Quality Engineer with a background in Mission/Quality Assurance, program execution, software, hardware, and systems engineering, to join the Mission Assurance team in Salt Lake City, UT.

Roles and Responsibilities:

The Quality Engineer will ensure compliance with all contractual requirements, and sector/division policies and procedures, while contributing to the program’s effective process implementation.

Tasks will include:

Independently assessing program cost, and schedule; Assists in the performance of independent quality reviews to ensure compliance with contractual and customer requirements; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications. Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction assuring process and product quality. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements. Assuring the quality of software and hardware engineering and test verification activities and participating in software development and test peer reviews.

May specialize in the areas of design, inspection of incoming product, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality. May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.

Basic Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in STEM related field and 14 years of related experience in supporting mission/quality assurance, systems engineering, systems integration, software engineering, software development, software test processes, hardware engineering and development or program management; 12 years with a Master's degree in a STEM related field; 9 years with a PhD in a STEM related field

- Solid written and verbal interpersonal, communication skills and confidence to brief senior management with solid foundation in Mission Assurance applications.

- Good understanding of the specific AS9100 Standards impacting program performance.

- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications: Candidates with these desired skills will be given preferential consideration:

- Quality Assurance experience

- Knowledge of RCCA process

- Excellent data analysis skills

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