Northrop Grumman · 1 week ago
Engineer Quality/Principal Engineer Quality
Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements, seeking a Quality Engineer or Principal Quality Engineer to join their team in Sykesville, MD. The role involves overseeing program quality throughout its lifecycle, developing quality plans, and ensuring compliance with contractual requirements while collaborating with various teams to uphold quality standards.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
Responsibilities
Developing and Supporting Program proposal activities
Developing and implementing the Program Quality Plan
Planning/establishing the baseline for the Program quality scope
Reviewing and comprehending contractual requirements
Supporting execution of the Program’s procurement, manufacturing, and test plans
Monitoring and control of both supplier and manufacturing performance
Generating First Article Inspections (FAI’s) and working with the customer for approval
Supporting program deliveries, including customer source inspections
Coordinating CAR and SCAR responses
Leading and or facilitating Sentinel support for programs
Identifying and generating REAs for drawing/PL improvements/issues
CAM responsibilities (monthly EAC/CEAC, manage charge codes)
Leading Root Cause Corrective Actions for the program
Driving and supporting Continuous Improvement (CI) activities
Establishing good working relationships with customers and government representatives to facilitate demonstration of conformance to requirements of the finished work products
Auditing quality systems for deficiency identification and correction
Collaborating with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related field to include quality, engineering and/or manufacturing with 2 years of relevant experience
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
US Citizenship Required
Bachelor's of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related field to include quality, engineering and/or manufacturing with 5 years of relevant experience; OR 3 years of quality, engineering and/or manufacturing with a Master's degree
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
US Citizenship Required
Preferred
Experience dispositioning hardware for quality related issues in a manufacturing facility
Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) techniques
Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) process
Experience with SAP Quality Notifications, Production Orders and Purchase Orders
Experience with ISO9001 or AS9100 Quality Management System and AS9102 First Article Inspections (FAI)
Experience in support of proposals and quoting of Quality hours in bids
Experience with CAM responsibilities and/or experience with Earned Value and budgeting
Experience using Microsoft Excel, Tableau or equivalent tools for data analysis
Familiarity with electrical or mechanical design requirements and specifications
IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS) and/or MIL-STD-883 Certified
Familiarity with IPC-WHMA-A-620 and IPC-J-STD-001
Green/Black Belt Certified in Lean Six-sigma
Active Security Clearance
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
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