Mission Assurance Engineer 3 or 4

Description

The company's Advanced Weapons business unit, part of Defense Systems, is hiring a Mission Assurance Engineer 3 or 4.

You will set and monitor the mission assurance specifications and processes that keep the unit's work on course for mission success.

The role helps the Advanced Weapons team confirm that products, systems and processes meet quality, reliability, safety and mission-success requirements.

You will assess performance and risk on the AARGM, AARGM-ER and SiAW programs and decide where resources should go.

You will work with engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, program management and government stakeholders to spot risks, investigate nonconformances and drive corrective actions across the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main mission assurance contact for program offices and customers, and escalate issues across the MA departments.
• Support the program management office and customer bodies including DCMA, TPO (China Lake) and PMX-242 (Pax), AF Eglan AFB.
• Apply mission assurance principles across the program lifecycle to meet contractual, regulatory and NGDS requirements.
• Build and run mission assurance plans that match contract, customer, regulatory, program and sector needs.
• Lead or support failure investigations, root-cause analyses, and corrective and preventive actions.
• Judge technical and program risks and propose practical ways to reduce them.
• Report mission assurance status, risks and recommendations to program leaders and government customers.
• Take part in design, test readiness, manufacturing readiness and program risk reviews, Corrective Action Boards and Program Management Reviews.
• Check hardware, software, manufacturing and integration work against approved requirements and processes.
• Support material review boards and disposition nonconforming products with authorized engineering staff.
• Serve as cost account manager for MA tasks, covering EVMS reporting and estimate at completion updates.
• Prepare mission assurance labor Basis of Estimates.
• Track quality performance through the Quality Assessment Framework and the Intranet Program Review System (IPRS), and create and run Return to Green plans.
• Supply quality performance input for Contractor Performance Assessment Reports.
• Analyze quality data to find trends, systemic issues and improvement opportunities.
• Review drawings, specifications, test plans, work instructions and change documents for mission assurance impact.

Requirements

• Level 3: BS in engineering, physical science, mathematics, quality or a related technical field with 5+ years of related experience, or MS with 3+ years. 9 years of experience can replace a traditional degree.
• Level 4: BS in engineering, physical science, mathematics, quality or a related technical field with 8+ years of related experience, or MS with 6+ years. 12 years of experience can replace a traditional degree.
• Level 3 and Level 4: hands-on experience with structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis methods.
• Level 3 and Level 4: working knowledge of the AS9100 quality management system certification process.
• Level 3 and Level 4: experience putting MRB (Material Review Board) standards into practice.
• Level 3 and Level 4: proficient with root-cause tools such as Ishikawa, FMEA, DOE, 8D, 5 Why and similar.
• Level 3 and Level 4: able to read engineering documentation and inspect drawings, parts lists, inspection plans and supplemental instructions.
• Level 3 and Level 4: strong analytical, technical writing, communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Level 3 and Level 4: able to obtain and maintain a US Government (DoW) Secret clearance.
• Preferred for Level 3 and 4: experience supporting aerospace, defense, space, weapons, command-and-control or other mission-critical systems.
• Preferred for Level 3 and 4: knowledge of AS9100, ISO 9001, AS9102 or other applicable government and industry quality standards.
• Preferred for Level 3 and 4: familiarity with statistical process control, process capability analysis and quality-performance metrics.
• Preferred for Level 3 and 4: experience with material review boards, supplier quality, first-article inspections or production readiness.
• Preferred for Level 3 and 4: proficiency with tools such as TipQA, Jira, Confluence, CostPoint, SAP, Teamcenter or comparable lifecycle and quality-management systems.
• Preferred for Level 3 and 4: Lean Six Sigma, Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Reliability Engineer or related certification.
• Preferred for Level 3 and 4: direct experience with Defense Contract Management Agency representatives, government customers or external auditors.
• Preferred for Level 3 and 4: current Control Account Manager (CAM) certification.
• Preferred for Level 3 and 4: current US Government (DoW) Secret clearance.

Conditions

Full-time, on-site in Northridge, CA, with no remote or telework option.

No travel required.

No relocation assistance available.

No clearance needed to start, but you must be able to obtain a US Government (DoW) Secret clearance.

Primary level base salary range: $114,000.00 to $171,000.00.

Secondary level base salary range: $142,200.00 to $213,400.00.

These ranges are a general guide. The company weighs scope, responsibilities, your experience, education, skills and current market conditions when making an offer.

The application period is estimated at 20 days from the posting date, and may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability.

Benefits

• Depending on the position, possible eligibility for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay.
• Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and let employees share in company results.
• Vice President and Director roles may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.
• Health insurance, life and disability insurance, a savings plan, company-paid holidays, and paid time off for vacation or personal business.