Supplier Quality Engineering Manager 2
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include sections only if posting has real specific content. We have: - Description paragraph: "At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities..." This is about the role/company. Could be "About the role". We'll put that in
. - Responsibilities: bullet list after "Responsibilities". We'll extract each bullet line. - Basic Qualifications: list of qualifications. Could be under "Requirements" or "Qualifications". The instruction: Use headings like Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide mapping. Probably "Requirements" for basic qualifications, "Preferred Qualifications" for preferred qualifications, maybe "Skills" for skills. But we can combine. We have "Basic Qualifications" bullet list (actually sentences). Then "Preferred Qualifications". Also there are skills mentioned within qualifications (communication, negotiation, etc). Could put under Skills. We have Pay: "Primary Level Salary Range: $126,600.00 - $189,800.00" plus description about overtime etc. So we have Pay section. We have 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 earlier: "Relocation assistance may be available". Also "CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time". That's metadata; we should fold minor metadata into short
or drop it. The instruction: do NOT put Job ID / requisition numbers as headings — fold minor metadata into a short
or drop it. So we can include a short paragraph for clearance, travel, relocation assistance. We have Schedule? Not mentioned besides travel 25% of time. No explicit schedule. So we should not create Schedule section. We have to remove boilerplate: EEO, equal-opportunity, scam-warning, application instructions, etc. Also remove "The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days..." etc. Also remove "Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer..." etc. Also remove "U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance..." maybe keep as part of clearance metadata? It's about citizenship required for clearance; but we can include in metadata paragraph. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Thus we need to extract: - About the role: The paragraph starting "At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities..." plus maybe the sentence "Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity..." etc. Also the sentence "Northrop Grumman defense sector in Mesa, AZ is seeking a supplier quality engineering manager 2 to support our armament systems business unit." plus description of role: "The Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) Manager, located at our Mesa, AZ site, leads the strategy and daily execution of Supplier Quality and Mission Assurance activities across the supply base. This role ensures clear flow down of Mission Assurance and Supplier Quality requirements, supports compliance to applicable regulations and standards, and drives continuous improvement in supplier performance. The SQE Manager oversees supplier evaluations, on-site surveillance, inspection/acceptance, and corrective action, while maintaining the approved supplier list and coordinating supplier quality certifications." We should keep all that as prose in About the role. - Responsibilities: list items after "Responsibilities". Let's extract each bullet: 1. Direct management responsibility for 6-12 direct reports. 2. Flow down Mission Assurance and Supplier Quality requirements into supplier contracts, purchase orders, and statements of work; verify supplier quality plans and acceptance criteria are complete and effective. 3. Lead and support regulatory and standards compliance (e.g., ISO 9001, AS9100 or equivalent), including MRB (Material Review Board) participation, FAI (First Article Inspection) planning and approval, and approval of special processes (e.g., heat treatment, welding, plating; including NADCAP where applicable). 4. Manage supplier evaluations, process audits, capability assessments, and on-site surveillance; perform and/or coordinate source inspection and acceptance at supplier locations. 5. Manage SCARs (Supplier Corrective Action Requests), ensure timely containment, root cause analysis, corrective/preventive action (e.g., 8D), and verify effectiveness; communicate quality issues and status to internal teams and suppliers. 6. Manage supplier performance feedback in SAMS (Supplier Assessment and Management System), drive supplier business reviews, and lead RTG (Return-to-Green) recovery plans when performance falls below targets. 7. Analyze supplier quality data and trends; report key performance indicators and identify improvement opportunities across cost of poor quality, yield, and on-time delivery/acceptance. 8. Collaborate with Supply Chain, Engineering, Program Management, and Operations to prevent defects, resolve issues, and align product acceptance criteria and configuration requirements. 9. Develop, coach, and lead a high-performing SQE team; establish standard work, training, and continuous improvement practices for supplier quality. 10. Support internal and external audits and customer/regulatory inquiries related to supplier quality and mission assurance. We'll put each as
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- Requirements: Basic Qualifications bullet list (the sentences). Let's extract:
- Bachelor’s Degree plus 8 years of relevant experience; or Master’s Degree plus 6 years of relevant experience, OR a high school diploma & 12+ years of experience
- Hands-on experience with MRB, FAI (AS9102 or equivalent), special process approval, and supplier source inspection/acceptance.
- Working knowledge of quality management systems and standards (e.g., ISO 9001, AS9100 or equivalent), and application at suppliers.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct supplier audits, issue and manage SCARs, and verify corrective action effectiveness using structured root cause methods (e.g., 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone).
- Proficiency with supplier performance management systems (e.g., SAMS or equivalent) and KPI reporting.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills with internal teams and suppliers.
- Ability to travel to supplier sites as needed.
- Ability to obtain & maintain a DoD security clearance (US Citizenship Required)
We'll put these as
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- Preferred Qualifications: list:
- Advanced degree in Engineering, Quality, Materials/Science, Business Management, or related fields.
- 8+ years in supplier quality, quality engineering, or manufacturing quality, including 3+ years leading or managing teams withing Quality and Mission Assurance, Supplier Quality, Supply Chain, or equivalent.
- ASQ certifications (e.g., CQE, CQA, CMQ/OE) and/or ISO 9001/AS9100 Lead Auditor credential.
- Experience in aerospace, defense, medical devices, or similarly regulated industries; familiarity with NADCAP special processes.
- Demonstrated success leading RTG (Return-to-Green) recovery plans and supplier business reviews.
- Knowledge of GD&T, engineering drawings, metrology, and inspection methods (including CMM).
- Experience with APQP/PPAP or equivalent advanced quality planning in a supplier environment.
- Lean/Six Sigma Green or Black Belt; proven track record driving supplier cost-of-quality and yield improvements.
- Experience maintaining an approved supplier list and supplier qualification process, including certification coordination and risk management.
We'll put under "Preferred Qualifications" heading.
- Skills: Could extract from qualifications: strong communication, negotiation, relationship-building; ability to travel; ability to obtain clearance; maybe also GD&T etc. But we already have many skill-like items in qualifications. Might be redundant. The instruction: prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Could combine Qualifications and Skills? But we have headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We could put Basic Qualifications under Requirements, Preferred Qualifications under Qualifications, and maybe Skills under Skills (but we might not have distinct skills beyond those). Could decide to omit Skills section if no distinct skill list beyond what's already covered. However we have "Strong communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills" etc. That's a skill. Could still include Skills section with those items. But to avoid thin sections, maybe we merge Skills into Qualifications. But the instruction says use headings for those categories if content exists. It didn't forbid merging; but we need to follow the rule: "Use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It suggests we can use those headings if we have content. It didn't say we must use all. So we can choose to include only those with substantive content. We have content for About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (basic), Qualifications (preferred), Benefits, Pay. We might not need Skills separate. We'll omit Skills. - Benefits: paragraph: "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 earlier: "Relocation assistance may be available". Also maybe mention overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, annual bonuses, long term incentives for VP/Director. Those are compensation/benefits. Could include them in Benefits or Pay. The Pay section already mentions salary range, overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, annual bonuses, long term incentives. Benefits could be health insurance etc. We'll keep Benefits as health insurance etc. We'll also include relocation assistance maybe in Benefits or metadata. We'll put relocation assistance in a short paragraph under Benefits? Might be better to include in Benefits as bullet? But we can just include a short paragraph: "Relocation assistance may be available." We'll incorporate into Benefits section. - Pay: "Primary Level Salary Range: $126,600.00 - $189,800.00 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 that as
under Pay. - Metadata: clearance, travel, citizenship. We'll create a short paragraph maybe under a heading? Not required. We'll just include a
after About the role maybe: "Clearance: Secret (not required for start). Travel: 25% of time. Relocation assistance may be available. U.S. Citizenship required for clearance." But we need to preserve all substantive information; we can include that as a short paragraph. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, application period, etc. Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:
About the role
... (the paragraph(s) )
Responsibilities
- ... ...
Requirements
- ... ...
Qualifications
- ... ...
Benefits
... (health insurance etc) plus relocation assistance maybe.
Pay
... (salary range etc)
We should not include Schedule. Make sure no extra whitespace? It's fine. Now craft the About the role paragraph: combine the