Principal Quality Engineer
Northrop Grumman · Baltimore, MD · Today
On-siteQuality Assurance$99k–$148k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: h3 headings for sections present: About the role? The description includes a paragraph about Northrop Grumman, then "What You'll Get To Do" which is responsibilities. Also schedule info: "Ideal candidate must be able to work 4th shift on weekends. Schedule is from Friday-Sunday from 5:00am-5:00pm or from 6:00am-6:00pm or from 7:00am-7:00 pm. There may be flexibility with hours." That's schedule info. Also salary range: "Primary Level Salary Range: $98,900.00 - $148,300.00". Also benefits: later mentions benefits: "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." Also maybe "Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses..." That's also benefits/compensation.
We must not include boilerplate: relocation assistance, clearance required, travel, EEO, etc. Also not include application instructions, job ID, etc.
We need sections only if real specific content. So we can have:
About the role
maybe? The description includes introductory paragraph about Northrop Grumman mission etc. Could be "About the role" or "About Northrop Grumman". The instruction says use h3 for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we should use those exact headings when appropriate. We have content for About the role: the introductory paragraphs about Northrop Grumman, mission, etc. Could be placed under About the role. Responsibilities: the "What You'll Get To Do" bullet list (actually sentences). We need to convert to- . The list items are each sentence starting with a verb. We'll extract each.
Requirements/Qualifications: The "Basic Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications". Could combine into Requirements section? The instruction says we can have Requirements, Qualifications, Skills sections. We have basic qualifications (education/experience) and preferred qualifications. We could put under Requirements (or Qualifications). Probably better to have Requirements for basic qualifications, and Preferred Qualifications maybe under Skills? But we have a Skills section maybe for specific skills like familiarity with QMS, GD&T, etc. However the preferred qualifications include familiarity with QA and risk management, root cause, Greenbelt certification, supplier quality, FAI. Those could be Skills.
We also have Schedule info: shift details.
Pay: salary range.
Benefits: health insurance etc.
We must not include placeholder text like "commensurate with experience". Not present.
We must not repeat job title as heading.
We must not include metadata like relocation assistance etc.
We need to preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all responsibilities sentences, all qualifications details, schedule, pay, benefits.
Let's extract.
Intro paragraph about Northrop Grumman: Starting from "At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities..." through "...and have fun along the way." Then further paragraphs about mission etc. Actually there is a block: "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. At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We are looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we ’II support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you ’II have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career."
That's about the company and role. We'll put under About the role.
Responsibilities: The bullet list after "What You'll Get To Do". Let's list each sentence:
- Define and monitor mission‑assurance specifications and processes to ensure program success.
- Ensure quality, risk, safety, reliability, and maintainability of program deliverables, subcontractors, and suppliers in line with contractual requirements.
- Conducts variance and trend analysis on program performance, providing data‑driven input to resource‑allocation discussions.
- Oversee software and hardware design‑development, coordinating technical teams and stakeholders.
- Clarify internal and contractual requirements and establish compliance pathways.
- Participate in technical reviews (SAARR, PDR, CDR) to verify system designs against project requirements.
- Conduct comprehensive contract reviews to confirm adherence to regulatory and compliance standards.
- Apply quantitative, predictive analysis to assess risks and opportunities, communicate findings to the project manager, and proactively flag risk‑acceptance issues.
- Manage configuration control, including CCB processes and the effectivity of design changes.
- Utilize standard engineering/manufacturing tools, methodologies, and applicable standards.
- Identify product nonconformances, analyze root‑cause/corrective‑action trends, and drive preventative actions.
- Apply QMS principles to resolve quality‑system questions and concerns.
- Use advanced problem‑solving techniques, metrics, and data analysis to determine root causes and implement corrective actions, preventing recurrence.
- Evaluate compliance with program requirements and support requirements flow‑down to supplier quality.
- Verify measurement, inspection, and test methods to meet specification criteria.
- Interpret complex contracts and engage customers to resolve contractual and compliance issues.
- Provide requirements‑verification assurance, ensuring requirements meet quality and compliance standards; develop supporting work products (e.g., NGPro).
- Generate Basis of Estimate documentation for proposals.
Note: Some sentences start with "Conducts" (third person singular) but okay.
Schedule: "Ideal candidate must be able to work 4th shift on weekends. Schedule is from Friday-Sunday from 5:00am-5:00pm or from 6:00am-6:00pm or from 7:00am-7:00 pm. There may be flexibility with hours."
We'll put under Schedule.
Pay: "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."
We'll put under Pay.
Benefits: "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."
We'll put under Benefits.
Requirements: Basic Qualifications paragraph: "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 field; OR a minimum of 1 year 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 PhD Degree in a STEM fieldAbility to support Program corrective action boardAbility to review and verify requirements to flow downs on contracts or other documentationExperience, Knowledge and Familiarity with quality management systems such as AS9100 or ISO 9001 Experience, Knowledge and Familiarity with interpreting technical drawings and GD&TAbility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret ClearanceUS Citizenship required"
We need to split into sensible list items. The paragraph is messy; we need to extract each requirement.
Let's parse:
- Bachelor of Science Degree in a STEM 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
- 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 field;
OR
- Minimum of 1 year 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 PhD Degree in a STEM field
- Ability to support Program corrective action board
- Ability to review and verify requirements to flow downs on contracts or other documentation
- Experience, Knowledge and Familiarity with quality management systems such as AS9100 or ISO 9001
- Experience, Knowledge and Familiarity with interpreting technical drawings and GD&T
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Clearance
- US Citizenship required
We'll put these as
- .
Preferred Qualifications: "Familiarity with quality assurance and risk management methodologies. Understanding of root cause and corrective action methodologies such as 8D or 5 WhyGreenbelt certification Experience working with suppliers to support quality issues in supply chain Experience with performing and reviewing First Article inspections (FAI)"
We need to split:
- Familiarity with quality assurance and risk management methodologies.
- Understanding of root cause and corrective action methodologies such as 8D or 5 Why.
- Greenbelt certification.
- Experience working with suppliers to support quality issues in supply chain.
- Experience with performing and reviewing First Article inspections (FAI).
We'll put under Skills maybe.
Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no extra text.
We'll structure:
About the role
... (the intro paragraph(s) combined into one or multiple p? Probably one p containing the whole block.) Then
Responsibilities
- ... each
Requirements
- ... each
Skills
- ... each
Schedule
... schedule text
ThenPay
... pay text
ThenBenefits
... benefits text
We must ensure we don't include headings with empty content. All have content. Check for any duplicated lines: we must not repeat. Now craft the HTML. We need to escape any special characters?
- .
Preferred Qualifications: "Familiarity with quality assurance and risk management methodologies. Understanding of root cause and corrective action methodologies such as 8D or 5 WhyGreenbelt certification Experience working with suppliers to support quality issues in supply chain Experience with performing and reviewing First Article inspections (FAI)"
We need to split:
- Familiarity with quality assurance and risk management methodologies.
- Understanding of root cause and corrective action methodologies such as 8D or 5 Why.
- Greenbelt certification.
- Experience working with suppliers to support quality issues in supply chain.
- Experience with performing and reviewing First Article inspections (FAI).
We'll put under Skills maybe.
Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no extra text.
We'll structure: