Mission Assurance Program Director 1: Air Dominance

Requisition ID : R10154839

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’s Aeronautics System sector is hiring a Mission Assurance Program Director 1 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals supporting the Air Dominance Division.

The Mission Assurance Program Director has responsibility for quality requirements across the Air Dominance portfolio by providing leadership and management to assigned personnel.

This leadership opportunity will be located in Palmdale, CA.

In this role, you will be serving as Mission Assurance Program Director responsible for all Quality related activities across the product life cycle.

You will be responsible for the oversight of Mission Assurance employees and program operations at multiple sites in Southern California and Texas.

This position requires managing and leading key program meetings including the Preventive Corrective Action Board (PCAB), Management Reviews, and Customer Reviews.

The MA Program Director will regularly interface with internal and external customers regarding requirements and understanding stakeholder expectations and develop controls that build confidence for process execution.

The selected candidate will have excellent communication skills and the ability to prepare and present to the customer and the Air Dominance Leadership team.

This role also requires a candidate that can be strategic, think outside of the box, and be successful in a very demanding and challenging environment.

As a leader, you always act with integrity, and the highest ethical standards characterize everything you do. You enable your team to achieve predictable and balanced results, while satisfying the needs of internal and external partners.

You treat all people with respect, and you model personal growth and continuous development. You know how to build an inclusive environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team.

You develop trusted and valued customer relationships and communicate effectively, so that people throughout the organization feel engaged and connected to their work.

You deliver excellence, strive for continuous improvement and respond vigorously to change.

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9 / 80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment.

We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

The role is responsible for :

• Supporting the Air Dominance Quality Management System and ensure adherence to corporate / sector policies and procedures as well as contractual quality requirements.
• Maintaining the Program Quality Plan(s)
• Develop and maintain relationships with Lockheed and DCMA and other government counterparts to ensure Northrop Grumman is delivering a quality product to our customer and end user.
• Ensuring timely support and flow down of sector / division goals and key operating factors to include support of the Air Dominance affordability goals.
• Partnering with other Directors within the Air Dominance organization.
• Provides oversight for all Mission Assurance budgets for the program
• Developing and approving Mission Assurance input for proposals
• Staffing and daily management of Mission Assurance personnel assigned to the F-35 in all locations (Quality Engineering, Inspection, Software Quality, Design Assurance, and Supplier Quality).
• Interface with the Mission Assurance homerooms supporting Air Dominance to ensure resources are properly applied.
• Defines and monitors mission assurance program specifications and processes to ensure success.
• Assesses program performance and risks and validate performance metrics reporting.

Basic Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree and 10 years of related experience as defined below, OR a Master’s degree and 8 years of related experience as defined below.
• Related experience includes professional and / or military experience to include a background in aircraft, aerospace, manufacturing, quality, program management, engineering, and / or business management related functions.
• Prior experience as a leader, manager, or other team lead roles.
• Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP) Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Current Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance
• Experience in root cause and corrective action processes
• Strong orientation to change in a dynamic and logistically challenging environment
• Advanced level of understanding of complex quality policies, procedures, and governmental regulations
• Ability to analyze alternative courses of action where decisions have risk / reward implications for program or area of influence.
• A demonstrated ability to communicate effectively to all levels of any organization
• Strong people leadership skills in developing others
• Ability to build partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
• DCMA and AS9100 Quality Management System compliance knowledge

Salary Range : $190,600 - $286,000The 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.

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.