Aerojet Jobshttp://jobs.aerojet.com2012-05-25 05:05:07.244540USASacramentoEngineering Specialist - Mission Assurance Job ID: 7018 # Positions: 1 Location: US-CA-Sacramento Experience (Years): 9 Zip: 95813 Posted Date: 1/13/2012 Category: Other - Other More information about this job: Overview: The Mission Assurance Engineer will operate without appreciable direction, exercising considerable latitude in determining technical objectives. This position will provide oversight of all aspects of programs having to do with assuring 100% success of Aerojet supplied hardware. Mission Assurance Engineer will be an independent advocate to the Program Manager and effectively operate as the Risk Manager for a program or multiple programs. Mission Assurance is a disciplined application of systems engineering, system safety, reliability engineering, manufacturability, risk management, quality assurance, and lessons learned and program management principles to achieve 100% mission success. Essential Job Functions (Including % of Time for Each): 40% - Execute a Systems Engineering approach to Mission Assurance with emphasis on proactive Risk Management throughout the various program life-cycles. Orchestrate the Risk Management process for assigned programs/product lines. Maintain the Program Risk Register and facilitate the Program Risk Board meetings for assigned programs. 20% - Conduct process audits and assessments of program team processes to identify mission assurance concerns, assure that root causes are understood, and timely/effective corrective and preventive actions are defined. Review appropriate DFMEAs/PFMEAs generated on assigned programs for adequacy and recommend updates as deemed necessary. Capture appropriate lessons learned and assess against program risk register for potential impact as appropriate 10% - Support and approve Flight Readiness/President’s Reviews. Participate as an independent reviewer or voting member in internal/customer Design Reviews and Critical Reviews (Facility, Experiment, and Program). 10% - Act as primary point of contact, for assigned Aerojet program, to the customer's Mission Assurance organization to assure flow down of mission assurance disciplines/requirements and timely reporting/resolution of mission assurance concerns. 10% - Perform weekly reviews of mission assurance concerns with Aerojet functional team leads and customer mission assurance/technical representatives. Provide Aerojet/management with weekly status reports. Secondary Job Functions: 5% - Work with Engineering and Operations to implement proven tools, such as Six Sigma/Lean Manufacturing techniques and Apollo Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to reduce cycle time, improve yield, and reduce non-conformances (NC). 5% - Establish and maintain Mission Assurance metrics for monthly review. Requirements: Bachelor's degree in appropriate discipline/science and nine years of directly related technical experience in engineering disciplines (or an equivalent combination of education and experience). Experience with rocket propulsion and customer mission needs is strongly preferred. Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt certification or equivalent with hands-on experience in Value Stream Mapping techniques preferred. Experience in Risk Management including working knowledge of risk matrices (risk cubes”), risk registers and developing product/process risk profiles desired. Working knowledge of Design/Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (D/PFMEA) techniques and usage required. The successful candidate should have demonstrated experience in conducting RCA, preferably using the Apollo or RealityCharting RCA method, and experience with Voice of the Customer (VOC) workshops or equivalent. Must be effective in interpersonal communications at all levels of the organization, including customers, suppliers, government and industry contacts. Familiarity with industry quality standards and tools such as Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, DFSS, AS9100 and Design for Manufacture (DFM) are highly desired. Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance at the appropriate level (requires U.S. Citizenship).2012-01-13 20:14:13United StatesAerojetCalifornia7018CASacramento, CA25889475http://jobs.aerojet.com/xml/25889475/job