Mission Assurance Director

Northrop Grumman

Director Mission Assurance leading Quality and Mission Assurance for Aeronautics sector at Northrop Grumman. Ensuring high-quality deliverables and compliance with mission assurance programs and policies.

Posted 7/16/2026full-timeClearfield • Mississippi, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $166,800 - $264,100 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Mission Assurance, Quality Management Systems (QMS), and compliance with industry standards such as AS9100. Proven ability to lead teams, drive continuous improvement initiatives, and develop processes that enhance program performance and risk management.

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Mission AssuranceQuality Management Systems (QMS)Lean PrinciplesSix Sigma ProjectsActive US Government Secret Clearance

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Hard Skills

Process DevelopmentRisk ManagementPerformance MonitoringMetric DevelopmentCompliance Assurance

Soft Skills

LeadershipTeam ManagementCommunicationTraining & DevelopmentMotivational Skills

Tools & Technologies

World Class ManufacturingProcess Control AnalysesAuditing

Industry Keywords

Contractual RequirementsAgency GuidelinesContinuous ImprovementSubcontractor ManagementCapability Maturity Models

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensures the on-time delivery of high-quality products and services that meet all contractual requirements and business objectives.
Develops, maintains, and ensures compliance with mission assurance programs, policies, processes, procedures and that the performance and quality of products/processes conform to established standards, specifications and agency guidelines.
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.
Drives the continuous improvement of people (to include training & development), products, processes, systems and services through the application of world class manufacturing to include innovative technologies, lean principles, six-sigma projects, and common best practices.
Provides expertise and guidance in interpreting policies, regulatory and/or governmental regulations, and agency guidelines to assure compliance.
Provides leadership that fosters an inclusive, motivated and engaged work culture.
Works directly with operating entities such as engineering and manufacturing to ensure that inspections, process control analyses and audits are conducted on a continuing basis to enforce requirements and compliance.
Ensures the Quality/Mission Assurance, Manufacturing, and Engineering processes are consistent with industry capability maturity models and QMS standards (AS9100).

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of related experience or a Masters with 8 years of related experience
Demonstrated experience developing, communicating and instituting new processes for an organization
A minimum of 3 years experience managing people
5 years of experience in Mission Assurance or Build IPT roles
Experience in metric development for process health and performance monitoring large programs/projects
Active US Government Secret Clearance adjudicated in the last 6 years with ability to obtain SAP and Top-Secret Clearance

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business