Prin Engineer Quality / Sr Prin Engineer Quality

Northrop Grumman•Clearfield, UT

3d•$89,400 - $167,500•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Principal Engineer Quality or Senior Principal Engineer Quality in Clearfield, Utah. The role monitors mission assurance program specifications and processes to support mission success, and assures quality, risk management, safety, reliability, and maintainability across program achievements, subcontractors, and suppliers. The engineer works with the Quality team on continuous improvement and contractual compliance, and regularly interfaces with operations, programming, engineering staff, external customers, and other program organizations. The position supports failure investigations, customer corrective action requests, escapements, and data analytics; develops and implements program quality inspection plans; and prepares first article inspection packages for internal approval or customer presentation. It also assesses and mitigates risks related to customer quality requirements and contract reviews, supports Quality Engineering reviews of new contracts, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to maintain quality standards and resolve issues and non-conformances. The opening is on A shift, but the employee must be willing to work any shift; schedules may vary. The stated A-shift schedule is 9/80. Travel is 10% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available.

Requirements

For Principal Engineer Quality (Level 3): Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of Quality Engineering and/or Mission Assurance work experience, or a master's degree and 3 or more years of that experience.
For Senior Principal Engineer Quality (Level 4): Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 8 years of Quality Engineering and/or Mission Assurance work experience, or a master's degree and 6 or more years of that experience.
Knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action methods.
Knowledge of inspection plans and first article inspections.
Knowledge of Quality Management Systems such as AS9100, ISO 9001, or Military Quality Assurance.
Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines with attention to detail.
Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Strong technical problem-solving, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to communicate solutions, ideas, and concepts effectively to a diverse audience.
Willingness to work any shift; schedules may vary.

Nice To Haves

Experience mentoring junior engineers and serving as a technical resource for the team.
Experience conducting technical reviews of drawings, statements of work, and requirements traceability documents.
Experience with processing, monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metric reporting for programs and program segments.
Experience with manufacturing, quality controls, inspection, and/or non-conformance controls.
Prior aircraft manufacturing experience.
Background in composites.
Knowledge of data analysis methods and tools.

Responsibilities

Monitor mission assurance program specifications and processes to support program mission success.
Assure quality, risk management, safety, reliability, and maintainability of program achievements, subcontractors, and suppliers.
Collaborate with the Quality team on continuous improvement initiatives and compliance with contractual requirements.
Perform technical assessments and participate in Change Control Board (CCB) and data review activities.
Interface regularly with operations, programming, engineering staff, and external customers.
Conduct failure investigations and address customer corrective action requests (CARs), escapements, and data analytics to drive corrective actions.
Communicate investigation findings and actions to customers within required time frames.
Develop and implement program quality inspection plans.
Prepare first article inspection packages for internal approval or presentation to the final customer.
Assess and mitigate risks related to customer quality requirements and contract review, and assist Quality Engineering with reviews of new contracts.
Provide qualified Quality Assurance engineering support to program organizations, including Operations, Production Control, and Design Engineering.
Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain quality standards.
Apply Material Review Board (MRB) standards and practices and engage with customers as needed.
Interface with manufacturing, engineering, program management, and subcontractor representatives to resolve issues and non-conformances.
Support special projects related to Mission Assurance priorities and goals as assigned.