RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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’s Space Sector is seeking a Mission Assurance Engineer – Level 2 or Level 3 to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA. In this role you will implement and enforce mission assurance plans for individual spacecraft flight hardware programs addressing design, manufacturing, integration, and test activities in accordance with company and contractual requirements. You will work as a member of an integrated product team inside of the NG Safety & Mission Assurance organization. Within this organization, you will work with various disciplines to address technical issues, meet program requirements, and ensure mission success. You will interface with customers, vendors, and with NG Manufacturing, Integration & Test, and Engineering organizations to identify and resolve mission/flight assurance issues. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. In this job, you will: Perform detailed verification and reconciliation of production, test, and quality records across multiple systems to ensure data completeness and accuracy. Assist in preparing and releasing quality reports (e.g., inspection records, test results, nonconformance summaries) with a focus on traceability and accuracy. Collect and organize data related to product quality, process defects, and nonconformances; support basic trend analysis and reporting for cross‑functional teams. Assist in developing and maintaining quality plans, inspection checklists, and work instructions to support consistent execution on the production floor. Support definition and control of quality characteristics for products and processes, helping to update control plans and quality documentation as requirements evolve, and participate in process verification activities (e.g., checklists, forms, templates) to ensure procedures are followed and records are audit‑ready. Support corrective action processes by gathering and validating objective evidence, tracking closure, and ensuring documentation meets internal and customer requirements. Identify process gaps or recurring documentation errors and support continuous improvement initiatives by proposing improvements, tracking actions, verifying implementation, and ensuring updates are reflected in procedures and forms. Assist senior quality engineers in reviewing nonconformances, documenting dispositions, and helping manage nonconformance records across the facility, including tracking closure and ensuring rework/scrap/repair actions are properly recorded and documentation is accurate and complete. Coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, and production floor personnel (inspection, assembly, operations) to ensure quality requirements and documentation are understood and followed, quality issues are resolved, and production is supported. Provide clear, concise updates on quality issues, status of nonconformances, and required actions to team members and supervisors, and support cross‑functional containment activities when issues arise to protect the customer and maintain production flow. Other duties as assigned If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team! This position can be filled at either a Level 2 or Level 3. Basic Qualifications for Level 2: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience. Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top-Secret security clearance Direct program experience working with the following disciplines: Program Management Office, Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Systems Engineering, Integration, Test & Launch, and Parts Materials & Process. Experience working with and managing subcontractors and working directly with customers. Experience with Risk and Opportunity Management. Proficient at proposal and Basis of Estimate development. Basic Qualifications for Level 3: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience. Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top-Secret security clearance Direct program experience working with the following disciplines: Program Management Office, Global Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Systems Engineering, Integration, Test & Launch, and Parts Materials & Process. Experience working with and managing subcontractors and working directly with customers. Experience with Risk and Opportunity Management. Proficient at proposal and Basis of Estimate development. Preferred Qualifications: Experience on Space systems programs, such as payload, OR spacecraft bus, OR antenna, launch, OR ground systems, and/or operations and maintenance activities. Experience with the internal and external implementation of AS9100D Knowledge of standards used for Part, Material or Process selection Experience with requirements management and the associated tools, i.e. DOORs supporting Validation and Verification Systems engineering experience on complex integrated systems. Experience on Government contracts Extensive knowledge base in Cause Analysis tools, such as Ishikawa, FMEA, DOE, KTA (Kepner Tregoe Analysis) Experience interfacing with DCMA and Aerospace representatives Control Account Management experience with Earned Value Management practices. Familiarity with industry workmanship standards; NASA, MIL, NAS, IPC. Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site. Northrop Grumman Total Rewards Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00 Secondary 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. Existing Applicants: Need to update your contact information or email address? Once logged in, click on Candidate Home in the upper right corner and scroll to the bottom of that screen to see buttons for: Update Contact information to update your legal name, address, and phone number Edit Account Settings to edit your email address We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.

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