Sr Principal Engineer Quality (2nd Shift)

Relocation assistance is not available. Travel is required, approximately 10% of the time. U.S. citizenship is required.

About the role

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. 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation, control systems, and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.
• Partner with engineering and manufacturing to establish and uphold quality standards.
• Design, analyze, and implement inspection and testing processes and equipment; conduct quality assurance tests, perform statistical analyses to determine cost and responsibility for non-conforming parts.
• Audit quality systems, identify deficiencies, and drive corrective actions that meet reliability and documentation requirements; plan, conduct, report, and follow-up on audits to ensure compliance and continual process improvement.
• Review contracts/SOWs/drawings to evaluate, interpret, and apply company policies, ISO 9000, AS9102, MIL, IPC, and other applicable standards.
• Interface with production-floor roles (inspection, assembly, operations) and communicate clearly with all stakeholders.
• Identify and remove barriers to quality improvement through root-cause analysis and corrective-action planning.
• Define, classify, and control quality characteristics for products, processes, and services; develop and validate control plans and work-instruction updates.
• Manage nonconformances across the facility, lead cross-functional containments to ensure product compliance.
• Create, use, and interpret quality-control tools (flowcharts, Pareto, control charts) and conduct benchmarking to drive system-wide improvements.
• Facilitate team collaboration with brainstorming, conflict-resolution, and other facilitation techniques.
• Interpret technical drawings and specifications to verify compliance with design requirements.
• Develop and analyze Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEAs) to identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Specialize in design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation & reliability, inventory control, or R&D as they apply to product or process quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 8 years of engineering experience in Quality, Manufacturing, Process, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering, including investigating failures and identifying root causes; OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 6 years of such experience.
• Experience with Data Analytics and Statistical Analysis methods and techniques.
• Experience with at least one of the following standards: IPC, J-Std, MIL-STD.
• Experience in PFMEA (or any other risk analysis methodology).
• Experience facilitating RCCAs with technical groups.
• Must be available for 2nd shift.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Microelectronics.
• 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.
• SAP Experience.
• Active Secret Clearance.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams to resolve problems or issues.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Minitab, or equivalent tools for statistical analysis.
• Experience with Artificial Intelligence, SQL, Power BI to aid in data analysis and data visualization.
• Expertise with FMEAs, CARs, and audits.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).
• Certified IPC Specialist (CIS) – IPC-A-610.
• Certified IPC Specialist (CIS) – IPC/WHMA-A-620.

Pay

Primary level salary range: $123,400.00 - $185,000.00. The above salary range represents a general guideline; Northrop Grumman considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, 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.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.