Sr. Principal Quality Engineer - Level 4

Northrop Grumman•Aurora, CO

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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's Space Sector is seeking a Sr. Principal Quality Engineer - Level 4 to join our team in Aurora, CO . The Sr Principal Quality Engineer 4 develops, modifies, applies, and maintains standards for hardware quality operating methods, processes, systems and procedures.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 8 years of professional experience - OR - Master's degree with 6 years of professional experience - OR - PhD with 4 years of professional experience.
Requires an active U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access
AS9100 auditing experience and/or auditor training
Knowledge of hardware development methods and systems engineering practices
Must have a solid understanding of nonconformance resolution and corrective action implementation including experience developing Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA)
Familiarity with Requirements Derivation, Traceability, and Management; DOORS or Equivalent Tool
Experience and familiarity with MS Office suite of tools (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) and previous experience with Atlassian products (JIRA, Confluence)
Strong understanding of electronic and mechanical engineering drawings and strong understanding of industry specifications/standards for inspecting electronic and mechanical assemblies.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting Agile and/or DevOps projects.
Experience/certification inspecting to IPC-A-610 class 3 and IPC/WHMA-A-620.
Experience/certification inspecting to IPC-J-STD-001.
Understanding of GD&T practices
Experience in Cost Account Management
Experience in Supplier/Subcontracts Management
Experience with CAMEO Modeler or similar modeling tool

Responsibilities

Conducts hardware inspection, testing, verification and validation.
Implements hardware development and maintenance processes and methods.
Develops overall operating criteria to ensure implementation of the quality program according to project, process and contract requirements and objectives.
Reviews hardware design, change specifications, and plans against contractual and/or process requirements.
Reviews include applicable specifications, materials, tools, techniques, and methodologies.
Performs or directs verification of hardware capabilities allocations, traceability, and testability.
Other duties as assigned