Sr Principal Quality Engineer
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Sr Principal Quality Engineer to join its team in Linthicum, Maryland. The position develops and maintains quality evaluation and control systems, partners with engineering and operations to uphold quality standards, and designs and implements inspection and testing processes. The engineer audits quality systems, investigates root causes, drives corrective actions, manages facility nonconformances, and helps ensure compliance with customer, company, and industry requirements. The role interfaces with production-floor teams and other stakeholders and may specialize in areas such as design, incoming material, production control, reliability, inventory control, or R&D as they relate to product or process quality. An active U.S. Government Secret clearance and U.S. citizenship are required. No relocation assistance is available, and travel is not required.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of engineering experience in Quality Assurance or a relevant technical engineering field; or a STEM master's degree and at least 6 years of such experience; or a STEM Ph.D. and at least 4 years of such experience.
- Experience in a semiconductor fabrication or microelectronics environment.
- Experience and knowledge of Quality Management Systems such as ISO 9001 or AS9100.
- Experience working with and enforcing design specifications.
- Experience and knowledge of Root Cause Analysis or Risk Management teams, including RCA tools such as 5 Whys and Fishbone/Ishikawa.
- Experience driving correction actions and facilitating corrective action plans, implementation, verification of effectiveness, and closure.
- Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
- U.S. citizenship required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) processes or Corrective Action Review Board (CARB).
- Experience with SAP, Factory Works, or other Manufacturing Execution Systems.
- Experience with HQMS.
- Experience using software or tools for statistical analysis.
- Experience with electrical and/or mechanical design requirements and specifications.
- Green or Black Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma.
- Experience analyzing data and presenting it using formats such as one-pagers or BLUFs.
- Certified auditor to AS9100 or ISO 9001.
- Experience dispositioning hardware and/or equipment for quality-related issues in a manufacturing facility.
Responsibilities
- Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation, control systems, and protocols for processing materials.
- Partner with engineering and operations to establish and uphold quality standards.
- Design, analyze, and implement inspection and testing processes and equipment; conduct quality assurance tests and statistical analyses of nonconforming parts.
- Audit quality systems, identify deficiencies, and drive corrective actions that meet reliability and documentation requirements.
- Plan, conduct, report, and follow up on audits to ensure compliance and continual process improvement.
- Identify and remove barriers to quality improvement through root-cause analysis and corrective-action planning.
- Review contracts, statements of work, and drawings to interpret and apply company policies and applicable standards, including ISO 9000, AS9100, MIL, and IPC standards.
- Interface with production-floor roles, including inspection, assembly, operations, and EHSFP, and communicate with stakeholders.
- Define, classify, and control quality characteristics for products, processes, and services; develop and validate control plans and work-instruction updates.
- Manage facility nonconformances and lead cross-functional containment actions to ensure product and process compliance, including scrap committee actions.
- Create, use, and interpret quality-control tools such as flowcharts, Pareto charts, and SPC charts.
- Apply benchmarking techniques to drive system-wide quality improvements.
- Facilitate team collaboration using brainstorming, conflict-resolution, and other facilitation tools.
- Specialize as needed in design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation, reliability, inventory control, or R&D as related to product or process quality.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
