Principal Mission Assurance Engineer, REMOTE Position

KBR, Inc. is a leading provider of engineering, quality assurance, and supply chain management services in the aerospace sector. The Principal Mission Assurance Engineer will support Honeywell's Thrust Vector Control and Next Generation Interceptor programs, focusing on quality and mission assurance activities to ensure successful program execution.

Responsibilities:

• Assist HON program team with Mission Assurance and Quality Assurance activities for successful program execution
• Support internal and external customer meetings Assist HON program team with Mission Assurance and Quality Assurance activities for successful program execution
• Identifies and implements mission assurance/quality strategies to improve program performance and customer relationships
• Support risk management process including coaching on implementation of mitigation burn-down plans
• Support Honeywell’s suppliers to ensure customer requirements are understood and met at the lowest levels
• Champion Mission Assurance and Quality Assurance rigor across HON functional groups (e.g., Quality, Engineering, Program Management) as required
• Support robust Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) development and implementation, and product/process improvements
• Support PRB, MRB, and CCB discussions and provide recommendations
• Help prepare for and participate in Customer Hardware Acceptance Reviews (HARS)

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in technical or business discipline; prefer Quality & Management or Technical Project Management
• Minimum of 25 years USA Aerospace industry experience with Minimum of 6 years of Quality and Mission Assurance experience in USA Aerospace industry
• Demonstrated ability to lead change management using process improvement tools including Six Sigma; Failure Modes Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Demonstrated technical knowledge of mechanical components/systems, strong interpersonal skills
• Experience in driving success through entire supply chain, working with multiple tiers of suppliers on a complex, detailed traceability requirements-laden program
• Must be able to interpret purchase orders, aerospace engineering drawings, and industrial specifications and understand the correlation between each when appropriate
• Experience with Integrated Product Delivery and Support (IPDS) processes and risk management
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with customers
• Good strategic thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated experience in working in complex, matrix organization
• Must be a US citizen
• Prefer experience with USAF and industry requirements (e.g., AS9100, ISO9001, DFARS Subparts 252)
• Prefer experience with Honeywell Aerospace and Northrop Grumman
• Prefer DoD Secret clearance