• Principal Engineer Quality

    Northrop Grumman (Elkridge, MD)


    RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

     

    CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

     

    TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

    Description

    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 Mission Systems is seeking a talented Principal Engineer Quality to join our team in Elkridge, MD.

     

    The Factory Quality Engineer develops, modifies, applies, and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product, focusing on defect minimization and process improvement.

     

    + Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place. Performs oversight and monitoring of program risks and opportunities.

    + Assists in the performance of independent quality reviews to ensure compliance with contractual and customer requirements.

    + Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction assuring process and product quality. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements.

    + May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.

    + May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.

    Basic Qualifications

    + Bachelor degree in a STEM field and a minimum of 5 years of exp in a quality or manufacturing function: Master's degree and a minimum of 3 years of exp in a quality or manufacturing function in a STEM field.

    + Experienced with Root Cause Corrective Action

    + Experience working with electrical or mechanical design requirements and specifications.

    + Experience with SAP

    + U.S Citizenship

    + Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI.

    Preferred Qualification:

    + Active clearance with ability to obtain Top-Secret Clearance with SCI

    + Experience working on hardware.

    + VMDA experience

    + Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) experience.

    + Manufacturing process knowledge a plus.

    + Masters degree in STEM field

    + Experience in planning and organizing activities across multiple manufacturing locations.

    + Experience with AS9100/ISO9001 Quality Management

    + Have experience in quality planning.

    + Mentor lesser experienced engineers on areas of manufacturing and quality.

     

    Primary Level Salary Range: $95,800.00 - $143,600.00

     

    The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

     

    Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

     

    The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

     

    Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.