Principal Engineer Quality

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a dedicated Principal Quality Engineer to join our team in Baltimore, MD. This position is 100% onsite.

What You'll Get to Do:

• Develops, modifies, applies, and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.
• Collaborates with engineering, supply chain and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
• Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
• Designs and analyzes inspection and testing processes, mechanisms, and equipment; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
• Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction and keeps management apprised of supplier performance, quality status, and risks
• Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements.
• May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.
• May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.
• Drives quality outcomes for suppliers and operations.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related field with 5+ years of relevant experience; OR 3 years with Masters
• Working knowledge of SAP, ISE and CADSTAR.
• continuous improvement to existing methods, processes and procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal interpersonal, communication skills and confidence to brief senior management
• Experience with ISO9001 or AS9100 Quality Management System and AS9102 First Article Inspections (FAI)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
• US citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with dispositioning hardware for quality related issues in a manufacturing facility.
• Familiarity with Material Review Board (MRB) process.
• Familiarity with electrical or mechanical design requirements and specifications.
• Familiarity and/or experience with Earned Value and budgeting. 
• Familiarity and/or experience in support of proposals and quoting of Quality hours in bids.
• Foundation in Quality and Mission Excellence applications.
• Green/Black Belt Certified in Lean Six-sigma.
• Data Analytics and Statistical Analysis methods and techniques; Ability to perform quality-related data analysis.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Minitab, Tableau or equivalent tools for statistical analysis.
• Familiarity with Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) techniques.
• IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS) and/or MIL-STD-883 Certified.
• Familiarity with IPC-WHMA-A-620 and IPC-J-STD-001.
• SAP familiarity with Quality Notifications, Production Orders and Purchase Orders.
• Strong working knowledge of Factory processes and procedures across the entire factory.
• Working knowledge of inspection tools, methods and techniques used for hardware reviews, validation and inspections.
• Ability to identify weakness and areas of non-compliance in order to provide
• Ability to work in and lead cross-functional teams to resolve problems or issues.

Salary Range: $93,000.00 - $139,600.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; howev