Principal Engineer Mission Assurance

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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 Defense Systems is seeking a talented Principal Engineer Mission Assurance to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Huntsville, AL.
The Principal Engineer Mission Assurance will support multiple FMS IBCS programs. The selected candidate will perform the following:
What you will get to do:

Perform technical reviews of drawings, SOWs, Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) documents as required
Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place for meeting contractual requirements
Provide QMA support for preparation of presentation material, review of documentation, sign-off on technical review materials and readiness, attendance at meetings, and support to closeout of review action items
Develop and implement program quality plans, programs, and procedures using statistical quality control statistics, lean manufacturing concepts, and six-sigma tools and analyses
Participate in Risk Management process and support to team in identification and assessment of risks or opportunities for program performance
Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished products
Support/Lead hardware control to Bill of Materials (BOM), First Article Inspections, close-out and delivery inspections and control of end item data packages
Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) facilitation, review and reporting to include monitoring status of corrective and preventive actions and tracking through closure, reviewing/analyzing defect data, monitoring test problem report data and closure status, monitoring causal analysis and resolution
Conduct/support internal process and external supplier evaluations and develop reports
Assist Program Quality Managers with Mission Assurance / Program Management requirements
Support fielded major end items (MEI) integration of hardware/software as needed
Prepare and/or present data in management-level presentations
Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Science AND 5 years of related experience in at least one of the following areas: Engineering, Production/Manufacturing, Mission Assurance and/or Quality Assurance OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related experience in at least one of the following areas: Engineering, Production/Manufacturing, Mission Assurance and/or Quality Assurance
Ability to read documentation such as contractual standards, program plans, statements of work, and requirements