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Manager Software Quality 3

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom and democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have a lot of 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 Aerospace Systems has an opening for a Manager, Software Quality 3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, FL.

Essential Functions:

Lead and manage a high performing technical team of Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineers, in support of several key and critical Military Aircraft Systems (MAS) Division programs. Team and collaborate closely with the Global Mission Excellence & Logistics, Software Quality Management Team, Mission Assurance Director and Mission Assurance Program Managers (MAPMs), Systems, Software, and Test IPT Leads, and Melbourne Software Engineering Director and Managers to better enable program and mission success.

Participate early in the capture/proposal life-cycle ensuring accurate and timely SQA estimates. Hire and retain top talent to meet program SQA staffing requirements and affordability challenges while managing to direct and indirect budgets. Conduct employee performance management and development reviews, provide technical oversight, and encourage employee engagement. Ensure the development and implementation of robust SQA Plans and Schedules. Facilitate outstanding and timely execution of SQA activities; requirements traceability, product reviews, peer reviews, process excellence, supplier oversight, test excellence, non-conformance control, metrics and reporting. Provide senior technical oversight for issue/problem resolution activities, root cause analysis and preventive/corrective action implementation. Lead and participate in the continuous improvement of SQA command media, procedures, work instructions, tools, metrics, and training materials.

Co-chair the Software Quality Technical Discipline - stand up a technical community of practice that focuses on elevation of technical skills, cross program collaboration, sharing best practices and development of our people in their respective technical domains. Refine best practices and expand program cross sharing to elevate program performance and growth.

Experience and expertise with the following are highly regarded; Software Development, CMMI Appraisals and Process Area Audits, Clearcase/Clearquest, DOORS, OneSpace, Crucible, Agile Development Model, Software Change Management, Aerospace Quality, Safety and Mission Assurance.

And finally, as a member of the Global Mission Excellence & Logistics, Software Quality Management Team the selected candidate will provide the leadership necessary to ensure a keen focus on 1st time quality and quality early in the engineering life-cycle and must exemplify Northrop Grumman's Leadership Characteristics.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Must have Management or Leadership Experience
  • Bachelor's Degree
    • 7+ Years Software Engineering/Development/Quality Experience
  • Master's Degree
    • 5+ Years Software Engineering/Development/Quality Experience
  • Secret Clearance


Preferred Qualifications:


Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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Melbourne, Florida
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