Principal Supplier Quality Engineer (Space/Satellite Systems)

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.

Responsibilities

• A Supplier Quality Engineer works with internal business units and suppliers to address ongoing supplier quality issues, continued improvement of suppliers, and ensuring suppliers meet quality requirements.
• Serve as the Safety & Mission Assurance point of contact for suppliers and work with internal customers in support of supplier quality issues.
• Perform supplier quality system assessments and performance evaluations.
• Collaborate with the Space Sectors Common Supplier Management Council to address sector level quality issues.
• Be the Supplier Assurance Quality Lead for supplier quality issues and internal customers.
• Lead effective supplier root cause and corrective action for non-conforming hardware.
• Support Material Review Boards (MRBs) to ensure the timely disposition of non-conforming products.
• Performed maintenance activities of the Approved Supplier List (ASL).
• Lead and managed continuous improvement projects for the Supplier Assurance Group.
• Perform source inspections at the supplier's facility for mandatory inspection points.
• Lead and manage SCARs to timely root cause investigation, implementation and closure.
• Responsible for KPI's and reporting supplier performance metrics for monthly reviews.

Position can be filled as a Principal (level 3) or Sr Principal (level 4) depending on experience.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or management discipline
• Minimum of 5 years experience in engineering function or 7 years experience of combined experience in engineering function and work experience in technical field related to manufacturing, quality assurance, or engineering (level 3) or 9 years experience in engineering function or 11 years of combined experience in engineering function and work experience in technical field related to manufacturing, quality assurance, or engineering (level 4)
• U.S. citizen
• Previous use and full comprehension of various Cause Analysis tools, such as Ishikawa/Fishbone, FMEA, DOE, etc.
• Able to read engineering documentation and perform inspections to drawings and parts lists, inspection plans, and other types of engineering-developed instructions
• Knowledge and application of Lean Manufacturing Principles and/or Six Sigma Principles in some facet of work history
• Willingness to travel to field sites for audit or inspection purposes
• Achieve ASQ Certification as CQE (or equivalent from another organization)
• Achieve Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification from accredited institution
• Fluent in use of Quality System and ERP/MRP databases, such as TIPQA or CP

Preferred Qualifications:

• ASQ Certification as CQE (or equivalent from another organization)
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification from accredited institution

Salary Range: $79,700 USD - $119,500 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.