Sr Principal Quality Engineer

Senior Principal Quality Engineer

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 Senior Principal Quality Engineer to join our team in Baltimore, MD.

What You'll Get to Do:

The Senior Principal Quality Engineer 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. 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. 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.

Basic Qualifications for the Sr Principal Quality Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related field with 8 or more years of relevant experience; 6 or more years of relevant experience with Masters degree; or 4 or more years of relevant experience with PhD.
• Experience working with all levels of management.
• Experience in Quality and Mission Excellence applications.
• Experience in working in and/or leading cross-functional teams to resolve problems or issues.
• SAP, ISE and CADSTAR experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
• US citizenship

Preferred Qualifications for the Sr Principal Quality Engineer:

• Experience with dispositioning hardware for quality related issues in a manufacturing facility.
• Material Review Board (MRB) process experience.
• Experience with electrical or mechanical design requirements and specifications.
• 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.
• Worked with Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) techniques.
• IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS) and/or MIL-STD-883 Certified.
• Experience with IPC-WHMA-A-620 and IPC-J-STD-001.
• SAP familiarity with Quality Notifications, Production Orders and Purchase Orders.
• Experience with ISO9001 or AS9100 Quality Management System and AS9102 First Article Inspections (FAI).
• Factory processes and procedures across the entire factory experience.
• Experience with inspection tools, methods and techniques used for hardware reviews, validation and inspections.
• Experience in identifying weakness and areas of non-compliance in order to provide continuous improvement to existing methods, processes and procedures.