Principal Engineer Quality

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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Quality & Mission Assurance Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position will be located in Orlando, Florida.

The successful candidate will provide Quality and Mission Assurance support for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Ground Sustainment Services (LGSS) program within the Ground Satellite Communications Systems Operating Unit (OU).  The QMA Engineer will have responsibility for ensuring product, process, and supplier requirements are met while achieving high levels of quality, customer satisfaction, program execution, and on time delivery.  The QMA Engineer will lead all aspects of quality and mission assurance for the LGSS program. 

Position is Contingent awaiting contract award.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading all quality processes for the program (e.g., audits, independent reviews, quality planning, quality documentation, vendors, parts, program corrective action tracking/reporting, program reporting)
• Quality representation in program baseline management activities (e.g., Milestone Reviews (SRR, PDR, CDRs), PCCB, peer reviews, code reviews, release planning, configuration management, CCB, test witnessing)
• Active participant in Program Management and Agile Execution (e.g., Sprint Planning, Sprint Execution, Sprint Retrospectives, metrics, PMRs, IPRS, plus list above) to include working with Scrum master and program team on making process improvements
• Generate and report program Quality Metrics (e.g., IPRSs, monthly reports)
• Lead Program Risk & Opportunity Management Board (ROMB) and processes (e.g., monthly risk meetings, monthly risk reporting, PMRs, Risks)
• Perform Program & Supplier Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) analysis and drive corrective actions to closure.
• Identify, lead, and participate in continuous improvement projects to improve quality, efficiency, customer satisfaction, and program profitability.
• Generate and maintain program’s AS9100 and NASA Software Assurance Standard compliance matrix.

Basic Qualifications:

To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities below:

Principal Quality Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree in a related STEM field and 5+ years of experience in a quality assurance, mission assurance, or related engineering role; or master's degree with 3 years of experience in quality assurance, mission assurance, or related engineering.
• Experience performing the duties of a quality assurance with Satellite Ground Systems
• Experience with Software Quality Assurance (familiar with Software development life cycle)
• Must be able to multi-task and quickly adapt to change when issues arise
• Strong background and expertise in Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel
• Demonstrated problem solving and decision-making skills
• Must be able to plan, organize, and establish priorities related to an assignment and the ability to work independently
• Strong interpersonal skills and the proven ability to work effectively and collaboratively with internal business/technical teams and external customers
• Ability to pass a United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) background check for High-Risk Services contract
• Travel as required (minimal) up to 10%
• Must be able to work on-site in Orlando, Florida

Preferred Qualifications:

• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer or AS9100 Lead Auditor Trained/Certified
• Experience with NASA Standards (NASA-STD-8739.8: Software Assurance Standard; NPR 7123.1C: NASA Systems Engineering Processes and Requirements)
• Experience with System and Software Safety requirements evaluation for testability, ambiguity and consistency
• Experience with CMMI, AS9100, ISO900, and/or ISO27001 standards
• AGILE / SCRUM TEAM process experience & training
• SAP MRP/ERP usage & reporting is a plus

Salary Range: $82,000 USD - $123,000 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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