Requisition ID: R10172114- Category: Mission and Quality Assurance
- Location: Iuka, Mississippi, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: Any (United States of America)
- Travel Required: Yes, 10 of the Time
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
- Positions Available: 1
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history. This role may be filled at a Principal Quality Analyst or Sr. Principal Quality Analyst Mission Assurance depending on the qualifications below. The primary responsibility will be to directly support the Strike MAM3 ensuring all leadership briefings are updated (daily/weekly/monthly) and ensure MAM3 or DOA is prepared to brief Senior Executives and our customer as required. This is an exceptional opportunity to be part of a legacy!
Responsibilities include the following:
- Lead data collection, analysis, and customer interface
- Establish and maintain collaboration partnership across functions and programs, customers, program management, and other support organizations
- Maintain, update and produce all Strike Mission Assurance metrics to drive operational excellence
- Develop briefings to support all Cost Center IPTs that highlight Defects per 1K hours worked, Rework/Repair and MRB processing metrics
- Collect and upload monthly PCAB for local, Enterprise and Clearfield/Iuka briefings
- Work with Data Scientist to improve metrics and data sources, to improve metric accuracy, create new metrics needed to improve operational performance and opportunities to improve
- Track and update departmental OKR metrics daily, weekly and monthly
- Assist collecting data to support department budget/charging variances
- Support internal audits, process observations and area assessments
- Write and manage risk mitigation actions and assuring their implementation.
- Contribute to design change control reviews and implementation
- Coordinate non-conformance containment and corrective action implementation activities
- Lead and participate in Root Cause Corrective Action events
- Authoring documentation to instruct operations on successful execution of quality requirements
Our team is exceptionally detail-oriented. We work on sophisticated projects in the aerospace industry, producing high-quality work. Each member has individual assignments, but we work as a united team to identify and resolve potential issues before timelines are impacted. Our team pursues inclusivity, diversity, and balance in both workload and work-life. We feel strongly about treating each other with respect and working with integrity.
Work schedules can vary, but we strive for a 9/80 work week, which gives us every other Friday off to pursue interests outside of the office. Northrop Grumman provides a full suite of benefits, and we are regularly mentioned as a top company for work life balance.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
Principal Quality Analyst:
- Bachelor’s Degree and 5+ years of Quality Engineering and or Mission Assurance related work experience; OR a Master’s Degree and 3+ years of work experience
- Must have extensive working experience using Microsoft Office, and above average PowerPoint and Excel skills.
- Need experience working with metrics, and understand the purpose of metrics
- Experience with internal audits, Inspection Plans and First Article Inspections
- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance and Special Program Access
Sr. Principal Quality Analyst:
- Bachelor’s Degree and 8+ years of Quality Engineering and or Mission Assurance related work experience; a Master’s Degree and 6+ Quality Engineering and or Mission Assurance related work experience; OR a PhD and 4+ years of Quality Engineering and or Mission Assurance related work experience
- Must have excellent working experience using Microsoft Office, and PowerPoint and Excel skills.
- Understand and working knowledge of metrics, can explain and understand the how metrics can help the Mission Assurance business
- Experience with internal audits, Inspection Plans and First Article Inspections
- Ability to obtain a Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior manufacturing experience
- Active DoD Secret Clearance or higher
- Experience working in databases to export raw data
- Working knowledge of exporting metrics, and developing PowerPoint to capture data for leadership
- Participated and led Root Cause and Corrective Action methods/events
- Knowledge of continuous improvement principles
- Background in Composites
- Performed internal audits, process observations and area assessments
- Write and manage risk mitigation actions and assuring their implementation.
- Coordinated non-conformance containment, corrective action and implementation activities
Work schedule:
- 1 opening on Day shift
- Must be willing to work any shift if needed
Work schedules can vary, with the following shift options:
9/80 - 6:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Salary Range: $72,600 - $108,800
Salary Range 2: $89,900 - $134,900
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
