RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: 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 Manager Mission Assurance 3. This position will be located in Roy, Utah and will support the Sentinel (GBSD) program.

What You’ll Get To Do:

• Manage a group of high performing Mission Assurance managers and engineers at multiple locations establishing objectives, providing direction, and ensuring strategic alignment to support the Sentinel program goals and objectives
• Act as an advisor to subordinate managers and staff members to meet schedules or resolve technical or operational problems.
• Provide leadership and oversight to critical program reviews including technical reviews, test readiness reviews, certifications and sell offs.
• Team and collaborate closely with internal & external customers and stakeholders, including, but not limited to, Mission Assurance Director, MA team members, Supplier Mission Assurance, Business Unit and Operating Unit teams, Systems Engineering, DCMA and customer counterparts to enable program mission success.
• Lead/facilitate FRBs and MRBs ensuring identification of root cause and proper implementation of corrective actions including reach back and reach across.
• Assure adherence to the Sentinel Quality Assurance Program Plan, Program requirements, Company policies and procedures, and government regulations.
• Provide senior technical oversight for root cause analysis and preventive/corrective action implementation.
• Lead and participate in the continuous improvement of processes, procedures, work instructions, tools, metrics, and training materials.
• Refine best practices and expand program cross sharing to elevate program performance and growth.
• Perform analysis and trending of metrics.
• Provide leadership and technical expertise to Supplier Mission Assurance in collaboration with Supplier Management Teams.
• Develop staffing strategies to support program needs while managing direct and indirect budgets.
• Conduct employee/team talent development, performance management and career development

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor's of Science degree and 8+ years of relevant professional experience; Master’s degree and 6 years of experience or an additional 4 years of experience in lieu of degree
• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP)
• Experience with Mission Assurance and Quality practices and processes
• Experience in process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metrics reporting
• Minimum of 3 years experience leading a project or team and driving performance against schedule

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Active Top Secret Clearance.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a STEM field
• Systems Engineering, Integration & Test experience
• Leadership experience within quality or mission assurance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement training/experience.
• Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) experience
• Experience with ICBM Systems

Primary Level Salary Range: $151,500.00 - $227,300.00

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 candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.