Principal Engineer Mission Assurance

United States-Pennsylvania-Philadelphia
Full-time
$114,000.00 - $171,000.00
Posted Nov 11, 2026

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Skills

Blueprint Reading
GD&T
Quality Management Systems
Supply Chain
Compliance
Leadership
Six Sigma

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

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 Mission Systems is looking for a talented Principal Engineer Mission Assurance to join our team in Philadelphia, PA .

What you'll get to do :

•Defines and monitors mission assurance program specifications and processes to ensure mission success of programs.

•Performs or assures quality, risk management, safety, reliability and maintainability of program achievements, subcontractors, and suppliers in accordance with contractual requirements.

•Assesses program performance and risks, and determines resources to ensure mission assurance.

•Support an established production program within Marine Systems Business Unit. Serve as a key Quality and Mission Assurance partner to Program Management, Engineering, Manufacturing, Global Supply Chain, Supplier Quality, subcontractors, suppliers, and the customer.

The ideal candidate must work independently and across multidisciplinary teams to define and monitor mission-assurance processes; identify and resolve quality issues; assess program risks and opportunities; provide objective evidence of product conformity; and help ensure contractual, technical, quality, safety, reliability, maintainability, and customer requirements are met.

Basic Qualifications for the Principal Engineer Mission Assurance:

•Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM related field and a minimum of 5 years of experience in quality, mission assurance, manufacturing, engineering, program execution, or a related environment: Master's Degree with 3 years of experience.

•Experience applying quality engineering principles and practices in an established production environment.

•Program quality experience.

•Experience reviewing and verifying requirements and contractual flow-downs in contracts, specifications, drawings, work instructions, supplier documentation, or other technical documentation.

•Experience with Quality Management Systems such as AS9100 or ISO 9001.

•Experience with interpreting technical drawings and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

•Ability to obtain and maintain Secret Clearance.

•U.S. citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

•Experience supporting program business execution in an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) environment, including CEAC or EAC development, variance analysis, forecasts, risks, opportunities, and corrective-action planning.

•Experience supporting proposals and capture activities, including development of Quality or Mission Assurance approaches, schedules, risks, staffing estimates, and Basis of Estimate documentation.

•Experience serving as a Quality or Mission Assurance lead for production of complex machinery, structures, propulsion, electrical-generation, or electromechanical systems.

•Experience applying quality assurance, risk-management, APQP, process FMEA, control-plan, Critical-to-Quality, process-capability, and structured root cause and corrective action methodologies in a production environment.

•Experience performing or reviewing First Article Inspections and working with suppliers and Supplier Quality to resolve supply-chain quality issues and verify effective corrective-action closure.

•Experience supporting technical and production reviews, requirements verification and traceability, contract reviews, and development of compliance evidence or assurance work products.

•Experience developing and presenting program quality metrics, variance and trend analyses, risk assessments, and improvement or recovery plans to customers and program leadership.

•Experience supporting internal audits, customer audits, government reviews, or Quality Management System surveillances.

•Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

•Active Secret Clearance.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

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.