# 2027 Associate Mission Assurance Engineer - Rocket Center WV **Company:** [Northrop Grumman](https://zerogtalent.com/space-companies/northrop-grumman) **Location:** Rocket Center, WV **Work mode:** On-site **Seniority:** Entry **Employment type:** Full Time **Salary:** USD 66K–119K/yr **Category:** Manufacturing **Listed:** 2026-11-05 [View and apply on Zero G Talent](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/northrop-grumman/2027-associate-mission-assurance-engineer-rocket-center-wv-R10259461) ## What you'll do - Generate quality reports such as First Pass Yield - Develop inspection plans based on contractual requirements - Perform failure analysis and independent risk assessments - Conduct supplier audits and validate product readiness - Analyze data and drive process improvements ## What you need - Bachelor’s or master’s degree in STEM by December 2026 - U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain Secret clearance - Quality inspection and supplier audit experience - Root cause analysis and risk assessment skills - Lean Six Sigma or Microsoft Office experience ## Job description RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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. Discover careers that change the world and further advancements in defense, technology, and engineering today at Northrop Grumman. Use your experience to grow your career and support our global customers with the technology, systems, and solutions they need to enable their missions on the front lines and secure our world every day. With Northrop Grumman, you’ll discover a culture built on diversity, respect, and above all teamwork. Together with our group of experts across the technical spectrum, you’ll discover opportunities to make a difference in our world and start solving some of the world’s most critical problems in the most innovative ways. **Northrop Grumman is seeking Engineers.** This position will be located at our Defense Systems Sector in Rocket Center, WV. The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems Sector. **Roles/Responsibilities:** - Generate quality reports such as First Pass Yield, First Article Inspection, Cost of Quality, etc. - Analyze data and drive process improvements - Develop inspection plans based upon contractual requirements - Review data and statistical analysis to meet required standards and specifications Facilitate Root Cause Corrective Actions - Build good working relationship with suppliers, conducting periodic supplier audits to make sure that they are working according to plan - Validate and coordinate product readiness for use or delivery, including qualifications of new suppliers - Provide and support failure analysis processes for program hardware - Perform independent risk assessments on Mission Assurance issues and communicate issues and findings **Basic Qualifications:**  This requisition may be filled at either a level 1 or a level 2.  Basic qualifications for an Engineer 1 are a Bachelor’s Degree. Basic qualifications for an Engineer 2 are a Master’s Degree. A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must: - Be completing or has completed their degree (Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD) from an accredited institution by **December 2026** - Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree - Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) **Preferred Qualifications:**  - Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0/4.0 or higher - Experience or coursework in Lean Six Sigma - Experience or coursework in Microsoft Office Products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) - Experience or coursework in using custom manufacturing software (i.e. Solumina) to maintain quality records, traceability, etc - Experience or coursework using tools such as risk assessment, 8D, Root Cause Analysis **Salary:** Level 1 - $65,800 - $98,800 Level 2 - $79,300 - $118,900 campusjobs 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. ## Other open roles at Northrop Grumman - [Principal Product Support Engineer - Supportability (LSA)](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/northrop-grumman/principal-product-support-engineer-supportability-lsa-R10259371) — El Segundo; United States-Florida-Melbourne, CA - [Manager Cyber Systems Engineering 1 - Ground Architecture and Space Systems Security](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/northrop-grumman/manager-cyber-systems-engineering-1-ground-architecture-and-space-systems-security-R10258903) — Redondo Beach, CA - [Staff Systems Engineer - Configuration Management](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/northrop-grumman/staff-systems-engineer-configuration-management-R10258654) — Redondo Beach; United States-California-El Segundo, CA - [Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Configuration Management](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/northrop-grumman/sr-principal-systems-engineer-configuration-management-R10258659) — Redondo Beach; United States-California-El Segundo, CA - [Program Manager 3](https://zerogtalent.com/space-jobs/northrop-grumman/program-manager-3-R10259170) — El Segundo; United States-Mississippi-Iuka; United States-Texas-Fort Worth, CA --- *Source: [Zero G Talent](https://zerogtalent.com), the job board for space, defense, AI, robotics and frontier-tech companies.*