Sr Principal Engineer Mission Assurance

Description

The company builds advanced systems, and this role is a Senior Principal Mission Assurance Engineer based in Sunnyvale, California, with fully on-site work and no remote or hybrid option.

You would sit within the Quality and Mission Assurance function and help a team deliver work that matches customer, contract and internal quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer technical and Mission Assurance requirements, plus internal quality requirements, into program plans, quality plans, specifications and product drawings.
• Push contract requirements down to internal groups and to suppliers.
• Confirm the program meets contract, quality, organizational and industry alert requirements.
• Represent Mission Assurance at program reviews and boards, including Configuration Control Boards, Material Review Boards, Program Management Reviews, design and peer reviews, manufacturing and test readiness reviews, and Corrective Action Boards.
• Work with engineering and manufacturing to set and hold quality standards.
• Lead cross-functional teams to solve technical and process problems.
• Build Basis of Estimates that provide enough quality oversight on key development and sustainment work.
• Apply Design Quality, Cost of Quality, FMEA and similar methods to drive improvement.
• Run Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) analysis and problem-solving on program, quality system and business system gaps.
• Use statistical analysis to measure the cost of nonconforming products or materials and decide who is responsible for them.
• Assess program performance and risk, and write plans to handle quality risks and opportunities.
• Help develop, roll out and maintain quality policies and procedures in the Quality Management System, support external audits, and run internal audits.
• Review practices, procedures and processes to find ways to raise efficiency and effectiveness and lower risk to product quality and people.
• Oversee discrepancy reviews and failure investigations, decide corrective actions, and analyze trends to improve key metrics.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in a STEM field with at least 8 years in quality, quality engineering, program management, engineering management or manufacturing, or a master's degree with at least 6 years in those areas.
• Experience with quality engineering principles, manufacturing operations, product inspection, test and evaluation, reliability, root cause analysis, defect analysis, inspection methods, control of nonconforming material, product sell-off, shipping, and product support as they relate to quality.
• Experience with the ISO 9001 and AS9100 Quality Management System certification process.
• You must be able to obtain and keep a Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• You build trusted partner relationships, communicate well in writing and speaking, and support your team's growth and access to the information and tools it needs.
• Preferred: defense industry experience as a Program or Project Manager, Quality Manager, Engineering Manager or in manufacturing management.
• Preferred: Lean or Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification.
• Preferred: CAM or Earned Value certification.
• Preferred: an active Secret clearance.
• Preferred: MPR and QMACMP credentials.

Conditions

Fully on-site in Sunnyvale, California, with no remote or hybrid schedule.

Travel is about 10% of the time.

No clearance is needed to start, but the role requires a Secret clearance.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Base pay range for the primary level is $142,200.00 to $213,400.00. Final offers depend on scope and responsibilities, experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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

Equal opportunity applies.

Benefits

• Depending on the role, you may be eligible for overtime, shift differential and a discretionary bonus on top of base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and share 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.