Job Description

Description

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We rsquo;re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we rsquo;ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. At Northrop Grumman, you rsquo;ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector is seeking a Quality Engineering Manager 2 to lead our Quality Team located at Rancho Carmel, San Diego, CA.

The Quality Engineering Manager provides the required independent quality oversight for the respective system designs, product builds, testing, integration and support required for the F-35 and Communications Business Units. As a key member of the CNI products team, the Manager will lead a high performing Quality team and will be responsible for executing, monitoring and reporting on the health and quality of products and services. The qualified candidate will have demonstrated success leading teams achieving a high level of employee engagement. The position requires a solution based orientation, unwavering ethics and values, and the demonstrated ability to be a trusted partner. Candidates must demonstrate a proven track record of solving complex problems through systematic and objective evaluation of information resulting in effective communication, championing, and implementation of change with a diverse set of internal and external customers and suppliers.

Roles and Responsibilities:

* Promotes the professional development of the Mission Assurance workforce and fosters a collaborative culture that sustains the momentum around employee engagement and inclusion, affordability, innovation, value growth and continuous improvement.
* Provides clear assignments, helps employees connect their efforts to the bigger picture, creates an inclusive work environment characterized by mutual respect and the valuing of differences, and builds a culture that motivates employees to their highest levels of performance.
* Establishes strong business relationships with Client leadership teams, and creates effective partnership across all the client leadership teams, Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Organizations.
* Sets the strategy to meet customer rsquo;s expectations, regularly communicates program status. Provides situational awareness and effective communication both internally and externally.
* Assures compliance in quality, risk management, safety, and process improvement in accordance with contractual requirements and drives forward early predictive indicators of risk.
* Leverages comprehensive metrics, customer and employee feedback to assess program performance and risks, and determines resources to ensure mission success.
* Partners with engineering to ensure accurate and comprehensive design changes for current and future production

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Qualification

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor 39;s Degree and 9+ years of relevant experience (or 7+ years of relevant experience with a Master 39;s Degree).
* 3+ years of experience leading teams and/or projects.
* Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Demonstrated proficiency with building and maintaining customer relationships
* Experience leading a team in a dynamic production/manufacturing environment
* AS9100 proficiency and requirement management/flowdown
* Experience sitting on MRB and ERB change boards, technical reviews
* Current DoD and SAP clearance desired
* Experience working government contracts/subcontracts