Engineer Quality/Principal Engineer Quality

Northrop Grumman•Sykesville, MD

About The Position

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. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is looking for a Quality Engineer or Principal Quality Engineer with experience in quality, manufacturing, or inventory to join our team in Sykesville, MD. Role and Responsibilities: This position supports Programs in a Program Quality Engineer role, with responsibility for the overall program quality over the lifecycle of the program. The primary responsibilities across this lifecycle include: Developing and Supporting Program proposal activities Developing and implementing the Program Quality Plan Planning/establishing the baseline for the Program quality scope Reviewing and comprehending contractual requirements Supporting execution of the Program's procurement, manufacturing, and test plans Monitoring and control of both supplier and manufacturing performance Generating First Article Inspections (FAI's) and working with the customer for approval Supporting program deliveries, including customer source inspections Coordinating CAR and SCAR responses Leading and or facilitating Sentinel support for programs Identifying and generating REAs for drawing/PL improvements/issues CAM responsibilities (monthly EAC/CEAC, manage charge codes) Leading Root Cause Corrective Actions for the program Driving and supporting Continuous Improvement (CI) activities Establishing good working relationships with customers and government representatives to facilitate demonstration of conformance to requirements of the finished work products Auditing quality systems for deficiency identification and correction Collaborating with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place

Requirements

Bachelor's of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related field to include quality, engineering and/or manufacturing with 2 years of relevant experience
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
US Citizenship Required
Bachelor's of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related field to include quality, engineering and/or manufacturing with 5 years of relevant experience; OR 3 years of quality, engineering and/or manufacturing with a Master's degree
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
US Citizenship Required

Nice To Haves

Experience dispositioning hardware for quality related issues in a manufacturing facility
Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) techniques
Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) process
Experience with SAP Quality Notifications, Production Orders and Purchase Orders
Experience with ISO9001 or AS9100 Quality Management System and AS9102 First Article Inspections (FAI)
Experience in support of proposals and quoting of Quality hours in bids
Experience with CAM responsibilities and/or experience with Earned Value and budgeting
Experience using Microsoft Excel, Tableau or equivalent tools for data analysis
Familiarity with electrical or mechanical design requirements and specifications
IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS) and/or MIL-STD-883 Certified
Familiarity with IPC-WHMA-A-620 and IPC-J-STD-001
Green/Black Belt Certified in Lean Six-sigma
Active Security Clearance

Responsibilities

Developing and Supporting Program proposal activities
Developing and implementing the Program Quality Plan
Planning/establishing the baseline for the Program quality scope
Reviewing and comprehending contractual requirements
Supporting execution of the Program's procurement, manufacturing, and test plans
Monitoring and control of both supplier and manufacturing performance
Generating First Article Inspections (FAI's) and working with the customer for approval
Supporting program deliveries, including customer source inspections
Coordinating CAR and SCAR responses
Leading and or facilitating Sentinel support for programs
Identifying and generating REAs for drawing/PL improvements/issues
CAM responsibilities (monthly EAC/CEAC, manage charge codes)
Leading Root Cause Corrective Actions for the program
Driving and supporting Continuous Improvement (CI) activities
Establishing good working relationships with customers and government representatives to facilitate demonstration of conformance to requirements of the finished work products
Auditing quality systems for deficiency identification and correction
Collaborating with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place