Senior Director Mission Assurance 2

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 Propulsion Systems Business Unit is looking for a Senior Director Mission Assurance 2 to lead the Safety and Mission Assurance organization. This leadership role has oversight and responsibilities for campuses located in Promontory, Clearfield, and Magna, Utah as well as a team stationed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The location for this position will be Bacchus Utah (preferred) or Promontory Utah. This role requires strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills to lead in an environment including energetic materials, a heavy manufacturing environment, and new product design. The selected candidate will be responsible for the following: Establish and promote vision for Propulsion Systems for unwavering commitment to a safety and quality culture while promoting innovation and versatility. Assures safety of all employees through the cultivation of a safety focused culture, management of change process, process control, process compliance, risk mitigation, and rewards and recognition programs. Assures environmental regulatory compliance through process controls, employee education, hire and retain industry experts, and managing multiple mitigation projects. 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. The on-time delivery of high-quality products and services that meet all contractual requirements and business objectives. Driving 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. Develop, maintain, and ensure 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. Provide expertise and guidance in interpreting policies, regulatory and/or governmental regulations, and agency guidelines to assure compliance. Maintain qualified inspection personnel and processes to assure quality inspections are performed in accordance with specifications and to meet operational expectations. Providing leadership that fosters an inclusive, motivated and engaged work culture. Support the development phase of programs by assuring engineering products and processes conform to internal and customer requirements. Work 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. Ensuring the Safety/Quality/Mission Assurance, Manufacturing, and Engineering processes are consistent with industry capability maturity models and QMS standards (AS9100). Provide direct oversight in all efforts related to factory accountability and foreign object elimination practices. Review trend metrics and analyze misses in order to implement the appropriate improvements to improve performance. Standardize and facilitate root cause / corrective action efforts to resolve quality issues. Overseeing supplier quality management collaborating closely with multiple sites’ Quality & Mission Assurance and Global Supply Chain (GSC) leaders to provide strategic thought leadership and preventive solutions to ensure the quality of procured material and services.