Principal Quality Engineer

Northrop Grumman•Emerado, ND

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman is seeking to hire a Principal Quality Engineer to join the Grand Sky Mission Assurance team. This position will be located in Emerado, ND, and the candidate must live in ND or be willing to relocate to ND. The role supports the RangeHawk program by investigating supplier-caused issues, providing solutions, and mitigating escapes and impacts on the shop floor. The Principal Quality Engineer is responsible for supplier quality risk management, evaluating and monitoring supplier process and product quality, including contractual, regulatory, and technical compliance. This role interfaces directly with supplier personnel, assessing their quality and manufacturing processes and procedures, and utilizing RCCA tools for problem resolution and root cause corrective action analysis. The position also involves coordinating and overseeing Supplier Quality plan implementation, issuing and monitoring corrective actions for supplier-related issues, and interfacing with program, MRB, and customer representatives. Additionally, the role involves developing and implementing program quality plans, programs, and procedures using statistical quality control, Lean manufacturing concepts, and Six Sigma tools. The engineer ensures performance and quality products conform to established standards, monitors manufacturing performance metrics, and recommends training focus areas. The role also includes reviewing, analyzing, and reporting on quality discrepancies across various systems and investigating problems to develop corrective actions and recommend preventative process changes. The engineer interfaces with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor, and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met and recommends corrective actions, dispositions, and modifications.

Requirements

Bachelors of Science Degree with 5 years of experience in Quality; or Masters of Science Degree with 3 years of experience in Quality; or PhD with 1 year of experience in Quality.
Must have strong Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Edge and other office systems experience. Develop, collect, and track metrics for process health and performance monitoring.
Experience developing, modifying, applying, and maintaining quality evaluation & control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.
Experience editing, reviewing and implementing methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
Experience performing quality system audits for deficiency identification and correction.
Ability to apply problem solving/critical thinking skills to support and resolve quality issues.
Demonstrated knowledge of AS9100/ISO9001 requirements.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills
Experience in developing or reviewing Root Cause / Corrective Action activities.
Experience with writing Material Review Board Discrepancies and Dispositions.
Extensive experience working with aerospace/defense industry suppliers onsite.
General experience with special processes
Experience in root cause analysis and corrective action
Six Sigma or Lean certifications

Responsibilities

Supports RangeHawk program by investigating supplier caused issues and provide solutions on resultant actions to mitigate escape and impact on the shop floor.
Responsible for Supplier Quality risk management. Supports program in evaluation and monitoring supplier process and product quality, including contractual, regulatory, and technical compliance.
Interfaces directly with supplier personnel and must be knowledgeable in and capable of assessing both supplier quality and manufacturing processes and procedures.
Works effectively with suppliers for problem resolution using RCCA tools and drives root cause corrective action analysis for supplier quality issues.
Coordinates and oversees Supplier Quality plan implementation through all program phases.
Issues, monitors and maintains corrective actions for supplier related product/process issues.
Interface with program, MRB and customer on supplier reported issues, impact and resolutions strategies.
Develop and implement program quality plans, programs, and procedures using statistical quality control statistics, Lean manufacturing concepts, and six-sigma tools and analyses.
Ensures that performance and quality products conform to established company and regulatory standards. Monitors and presents manufacturing performance metrics to Cost Center Operational and Program Management leaders and recommends, based on metric trends, training focus areas that will support scheduled deliverables.
Reviews, analyzes, and reports on quality discrepancies related to assembly, process, mechanical, hydraulic and fuel system lines, and electrical & electro-mechanical systems.
Investigates problems and develops corrective actions for recurring discrepancies. Recommend preventative process and procedural changes to prevent defects.
Interfaces with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met. Recommends corrective actions, dispositions and modifications.