Principal Engineer Supplier Quality

Northrop Grumman • Charlottesville, VA

6d • $89,400 - $148,300 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Principal Supplier Quality Engineer (Level 3) to join the Supplier Quality Engineering team in the Multidomain Sensing, Targeting and Survivability division. The position reports directly to the Manager, Supplier Quality for the Naval & Oceanic Systems business unit and supports programs across the N&OS portfolio. This is an onsite position; the candidate must be within commuting distance of the Sykesville, Maryland; Annapolis, Maryland; or Charlottesville, Virginia campus. Travel is 10% of the time. U.S. citizenship is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and at least 5 years of relevant work experience in quality, supply chain, manufacturing, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, industrial engineering, test engineering, materials engineering, or a related discipline; alternatively, a master's degree in a STEM discipline and at least 3 years of relevant work experience in these disciplines.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be within commuting distance of the Sykesville, Maryland; Annapolis, Maryland; or Charlottesville, Virginia campus.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in an engineering or related STEM discipline.
• Experience in an ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 Quality Management System environment; certification and audit experience is a plus.
• Experience in a Quality or Supplier Quality role.
• Defense or aerospace industry experience, including direct supplier interface and oversight.
• Experience facilitating Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and leading or participating in Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or Master Black Belt.
• ASQ certification such as Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and/or Certified Quality Auditor (CQA).
• Experience using SAP or similar ERP/business systems for supply chain, quality, or supplier management activities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Quality Planner by applying appropriate quality requirements to purchase requisitions, reviewing purchase orders for accurate and timely release, and interpreting drawings and technical specifications to determine applicable quality flow-downs.
• Review program contracts and work with Program Quality Engineering to ensure proper requirements flow-down to suppliers.
• Manage and maintain the quality flow-down notes database and ensure consistent application across suppliers and programs.
• Monitor supplier performance, generate recurring data pulls, charts, and analyses for site and program reporting, and keep management informed about supplier performance, quality status, and emerging risks.
• Support tracking and measurement of performance against supplier management plans across the business unit.
• Support supplier quality risk management and implement proactive strategies to drive supplier performance.
• Develop and implement supplier quality evaluation and control systems to ensure robust, repeatable supplier processes.
• Support supplier approval activities, including source selection evaluations, supplier classification, quality risk assessments and mitigation plans, and development and flow-down of supplier quality requirements.
• Support maintenance of the approved supplier list and periodically review supplier performance to determine continued eligibility.
• Provide visibility into upcoming purchase requisitions and supplier deliveries to support planning and risk management.
• Manage supplier requests for waivers, deviations, and requirement changes, ensuring appropriate evaluation and disposition.
• Support proposal and cost-estimating activities with supplier quality inputs, risks, and assumptions.
• Support assigned core functional supplier quality processes.
• Foster collaboration, problem solving, engagement, and continuous improvement.
• Represent Quality and model Northrop Grumman values.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal