Staff Mission Assurance Chief Engineer

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 Space Systems - Propulsion Division is currently looking for a Staff Mission Assurance Chief Engineer to work in our Bacchus, UT location.

 

Description & responsibilities:

This Mission Assurance Chief Engineer (MACE) is responsible for all Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) compliance for Commercial Programs.  The MACE is accountable to assure program S&MA needs are allocated and implemented through our systems and will engage across S&MA organizations and into other organizations to assure quality and safety contract requirements are met on time and within budget. Daily interface with program leadership, Engineering, Safety and Quality organizations is required.  Regular customer interface is required to assure all customer requirements are being met.  Senior customer, government, and DCMA interface is a key part of this position with the MACE being a primary contact for quality and safety matters. Responsibilities include ensuring resources across S&MA are provided when and where needed to support contractual compliance and Program success.  You will lead efforts to develop, communicate and implement the S&MA vision, value, strategy, goals, budgets, and metrics to help meet business and program objectives.  Travel to our Clearfield and Promontory facilities may be required.

 

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors in engineering or closely related science or technology degree

• Minimum of 14 years with BS, 12 years with an MS or 9 with a Ph.D.

• Increasingly responsibility of rocket motor or aerospace design, manufacturing and/or quality experience

• Strong working knowledge of Quality and Safety policies, procedures, and processes

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and with customers

• Comfort and success working across organizational boundaries

• Strong organization, planning, execution and budget management skills

• Demonstrated ability to lead from within teams

• Ability to effectively prioritize competing and demanding priorities to assure contractual compliance and satisfy S&MA requirements

• Ability to craft solutions to meet program unique requirements while maintaining compliance to AS9100.

• Proficiency with control of budgets, preferable within Earned Value Management (EVMS)

 

Preferred Requirements:

• Advanced engineering degree

• Previous quality engineering experience

• Previous safety engineering experience

• Working knowledge of the MRB processes

• Ability to get things done through formal and informal channels.

• Ability to get things done through others without directly supervising them

• Previous experience with both Strategic and Commercial programs

• Working knowledge of contract proposals/language

 

Salary Range: $139,000 USD - $208,600 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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