Sr. 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. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work. We have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible, making history while expanding your personal network and developing skills.

About the role

The successful candidate will develop and maintain quality control systems while partnering with engineering and manufacturing to ensure standards are met. This role designs and executes inspection and testing methods, conducts QA testing and statistical analysis to evaluate product/equipment performance and nonconformance impacts, and audits quality systems to drive corrective actions and maintain compliant documentation. As part of the Quality Systems Engineering team, this candidate will support enterprise quality tools and shop-floor transactions, manage quality data access/changes, and support requirements, testing, and continuous improvements for new tools and infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain quality control systems in partnership with engineering and manufacturing.
• Design and execute inspection and testing methods.
• Conduct QA testing and statistical analysis to evaluate product/equipment performance and nonconformance impacts.
• Audit quality systems to drive corrective actions and maintain compliant documentation.
• Support enterprise quality tools and shop-floor transactions.
• Manage quality data access and changes.
• Support requirements, testing, and continuous improvements for new tools and infrastructure.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field with a minimum of 8 years of engineering experience in Quality Assurance (including investigating failures and identifying root causes) or in Manufacturing, Process, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering; OR
• Minimum of 6 years of such experience with a Master’s Degree in a STEM field; OR
• Minimum of 4 years of such experience with a PhD in a STEM field.
• Experience with Program Quality Engineering and/or Factory Floor Quality in the Defense Industry.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret clearance.
• US citizenship required.
• Travel: 10% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) process and AS9102 First Article Inspection (FAI).
• Experience with continuous improvement techniques and/or performing Quality Management System (QMS) audits.
• Experience performing root cause and corrective action analysis.
• Knowledge and experience with SAP.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $123,400.00 - $185,000.00. The above salary range represents a general guideline; base salary offers consider the 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 reward individual contributions and 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.