Principal Engineer Quality / Sr. Principal Engineer Quality

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a dedicated Principal Quality Engineer / Sr. Principal Engineer Quality to be part of our dynamic team supporting a multitude of Northrop’s premier programs in Salt Lake City, UT.

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 and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place and maintained. 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
• Perform production floor activities associated with quality, production, and test activities, while assisting in the corrective action board (CAB) including data gathering and analysis
• Possess technical knowledge in specifications/standards, drawing interpretation, measurement and analysis methods, process and product assessments, and corrective action methodology
• Support the Inspection Team by ensuring contractual quality requirements are flowed down to the cell, clarifying drawing and other build documentation questions
• Possess the ability to comprehend and apply technical standards, scientific principles, theories and concepts
• Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction while collaborating with the compliance team
• 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

The ideal candidate must have technical knowledge in quality specifications and standards, be a self-starter who is able to work with minimal direction having strong oral and written communication skills, a strong sense of accountability and interpersonal skills, and who’s able to successfully collaborate across organizations and functions to meet common objectives, familiar with nonconforming reports, and proficient with MS Office Applications (Excel, Word, Power Point).

This position can be filled as a Principal Quality Engineer or Sr Principal Quality Engineer.

Basic Qualifications for the Principal Quality Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related field with 5 years of relevant experience in Quality, Engineering and/or Manufacturing; Master's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related field with 3 years of relevant experience.
• QMS experience (ISO 9000, ISO 9001, AS 9100, and/or IATF 16949).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• US Citizenship required.

Basic Qualifications for the Sr Principal Quality Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related field with 8 years of relevant experience in Quality, Engineering and/or Manufacturing; Master's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related field with 6 years of relevant experience.
• QMS experience (ISO 9000, ISO 9001, AS 9100, and/or IATF 16949).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD