Sr. Principal Quality Engineer
, MD, United States
The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a talented Senior Principal Engineer Quality to join our team in Baltimore, MD. The Program/Factory Quality Engineer develops, modifies, applies, and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product, focusing on defect minimization and process improvement.
Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place. Performs oversight and monitoring of program risks and opportunities.
Assists in the performance of independent quality reviews to ensure compliance with contractual and customer requirements.
Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction assuring process and product quality. 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
Senior Principal Quality Engineer: Bachelor's + 9 years of exp; Master's + 7 years of exp; PhD + 4 years of exp. 13 years in leu of degree.
Active Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain a TS/SCI.
Solid written and verbal interpersonal, communication skills and confidence to brief senior management with solid foundation in Mission Assurance applications.
Ability to coordinate customer communications across multiple, diverse sites.
Ability to work in cross-functional teams to resolve problems or issues.
Trained and experienced in performing Root Cause Corrective Action
Experience working with electrical or mechanical design requirements and specifications.
Experience with SAP
Preferred Qualification:
Active Top-Secret Clearance with SCI
Experience working on Space hardware.
Manufacturing process knowledge a plus.
Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering
Experience in planning and organizing activities across multiple manufacturing locations.
Experience with AS9100/ISO9001 Quality Management
Record of increasing responsibility supporting manufacturing, electrical, and mechanical engineering organizations
Experience in evaluating circuit card assemblies for workmanship issues.
Have experience in quality planning.
Mentor lesser experienced engineers on areas of manufacturing
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