Principal Mission Assurance Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Mission Assurance Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Melbourne, FL. You will provide quality first technical support, independent of Engineering, through early intervention and understanding of design requirements. This role will collaborate with various Integrated Product Teams (IPT), to include System Test, through integration and involvement from the lowest to highest levels. Validate Program and IPT objectives are being met through confirmation of task performance, by analyzing historical data, implementing/executing review processes, inspecting, testing and evaluating product, to include Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) requirements.
This will include design team(s) engagement and various meeting attendance on a regular basis. Engaging Supplier Management Teams, Sub Contract Administrators, Supplier Quality, Quality Field Engineers, Responsible Engineers (RE), Test Engineers, Safety Engineers, Materials and Process Engineers, Design Engineers and Reliability Engineers to verify compliance with quality standards and contractual requirements as they pertain to the equipment being procured. Participate in audits to identify quality related deficiencies, evaluate non-conformances, and negative performance trends and failures; assist in determining root cause and corrective actions necessary to prevent a future reoccurrence. Deliver Daily /weekly metrics and information to the team lead for leadership decision point execution. This will require good organizational skills to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and to work closely with the IPT leaders and design group(s). Strong computer skills are necessary, CAD experience preferred, with a high level of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.