Principal Engineer Quality

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

Job Description Template – Space Sector

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer – Level 3 to join our team in Baltimore, MD. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

In this role you will support Safety & Mission Assurance activities during integration, test, and launch operations. This role helps ensure flight hardware integrity, payload readiness, full pedigree traceability, and compliance with customers and regulatory requirements. The position requires technical judgement, real-time risk management, and direct engagement with test and launch operations to ensure mission success. Responsible for performing or assuring quality, drawing interpretations, data trending analysis, and maintainability of program requirements. This position is in Baltimore, MD and reports to the Eastern Region Senior Manager, Integration, Test & Launch Quality .

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

In this job, you will:

• Understand design intent, failure modes, specifications, and manufacturing processes for assigned products.
• Support process control, in-process and final inspections, audits, and quality reviews.
• Analyze non-conformances and lead root cause investigations, documenting preventive and corrective actions.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, manufacturing teams, and suppliers to resolve quality issues and improve processes.
• Prepare and maintain quality records, reports, and metrics in accordance with industry standards.
• Interpret and apply AS9100/ISO 9001 standards and Quality Management System (QMS) requirements.
• Utilize statistical process controls and quality tools to ensure consistent product quality.

• Collaborate with engineering/cross-functional teams including manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place
• Maintain Key Performance Metrics ( CoPQ, test data, etc.) and Charts used to identify trends and track performance process and quality performance
• Implement and enforce adherence to PrOp, CADSTAR drawings, Work Instructions to fit program quality objectives
• Basic blueprint/Engineering Drawing
• Interpretation of drawings and MIL-STDs
• Dispositioning and handling of HW defects and non-conformances
• Participate in the resolution of any quality requirements non-conformance, Standard Repairs or exceptions (MRB, DTO, etc.).
• Devise and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment
• Audit quality systems for deficiency identification and correction
• Initiate Corrective Action Plans and work with manufacturing, and engineering personnel to identify the root cause and ensure robust corrective actions are implemented
• Ensure that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements. Work from engineering drawings, diagrams, customer specifications, inspection instructions, and checklists to ensure items meet required specifications and quality standards
• Lead and implement Continuous Improvements to reduce defect count on manufacturing floor
• 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
• Mentoring employees (Level 3)

• Other duties as assigned

If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field with a minimum of 5 years of engineering experience in Quality Assurance, which can include investigating failures and identifying root causes or in Manufacturing, Process, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering field of work, performing technical job functions; OR a minimum of 3 years of engineering experience in Quality Assurance, which can include investigating failures and identifying root causes or in Manufacturing, Process, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering field of work performing technical job functions with a Masters Degree in a STEM or 1 year with Ph.D.
• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
• Experience with Data Analytics and Statistical Analysis methods and techniques
• US Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with ISO9001 or AS9100 Quality Management System and AS9102 First Article Inspections (FAI)
• Green/Black Belt Certified in Lean Six-sigma
• Certified in Lean and Six-Sigma methodologies
• Certified auditor
• PPAP/APQP Experience
• SAP Experience
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Minitab or equivalent tools for statistical analysis

• Experience in modern skillsets such as Artificial Intelligence, SQL, Power BI to aid in data analysis and data visualization

Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below:

https://www.northropgrumman.com/space

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Primary Level Salary Range: $98,900.00 - $148,300.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.