Sr Staff Engineer Supplier Quality

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 50% 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 is seeking an experienced high caliber Sr. Staff Supplier Quality Engineer with extensive background in Process Improvement, Supplier Process Audits, manufacturing process evaluation and development of inspection criteria to join the Mission System sector Supplier Performance Management Field Engineering Team. This team supports a diverse set of defense industry and commercial programs with suppliers across the United States and Internationally.

This position will be required to work a 9/80 schedule with an estimated 50% of travel.

What You'll Get to do:

• Act as the Mission Systems sector point of contact and represent the sector in Corporate level discussions. Lead the Mission Systems roll out of Net Inspect project.
• Guide the Net Inspect support team to collaborate with multiple sites, various programs and our supplier base for optimal results, including address issues from internal and external user prospective, unify data and file format, implement sector wide guidance as the project evolves.
• Present progress, challenges and solutions to all levels of management reviews on Net Inspect implementation.
• Develop supplier management strategies in collaboration with other functions for critical suppliers when situations arise.
• Lead on-site supplier engagements, including performance reviews, process and Quality Management System audits. Effectively develop and execute supplier management strategies that result in supplier performance improvement. 
• Serve as a lead for suppler product readiness reviews of multiple commodities, and other similar assessments such as manufacturing readiness reviews, as needed. Position requires collaboration  with other functions (Supply Chain, Engineering, Mission Assurance and Manufacturing) to ensure quality standards are in place.
• Perform on-site supplier surveillance activities at sector critical suppliers, including source inspections, FAI reviews, technical problem resolution, and risk mitigation.
• Lead and execute special process, process and product audits. Effectively read and understand all elements of the Northrop Grumman technical data/drawing/specification packages and translate for suppliers and team members.
• Provide support to meet Supplier Performance Management (SPM) goals and objectives for the program. Provide inputs to quality reviews and supplier scorecards as needed.
• Lead and engage in risk assessment actions and data mining activities to identify continuous improvement opportunities across the supply base.
• Analyze and interpret data to identify suppliers’ process issues and identify the right audits to be conducted. When necessary, work with the appropriate stake holders to develop the audit checklists.
• Provide technical leadership, direction and mentoring to other technical team members and supplier partners.
• Familiar with various categories of hardware such as PWBs, CCAs, cables and connectors, microelectronics, electro-mechanical systems, and power supplies. 
• Represent the company with credibility, confidence and professionalism.
• Apply technologies, scientific principles, theories and concepts to analyze and audit our suppliers’ processes and capabilities.
• Capable of leading cross-functional teams in pursuit of performance improvements aligned to department and organizational goals.
• Be able to analyze data, create Power Point slides according to its audience and present to all levels of leaderships.
• Able to use Tableau dashboards and SAP.

Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Staff Supplier Quality Engineer 6 are:

• Minimum of 14 years of experience in Quality, Manufacturing or Design Engineering and/or 14+ years of experience in Continuous Improvement, or 14+ years of Supplier Audit Experience.
• Bachelor's