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Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU)

Principal Engineer Quality

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU), Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21276

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Requisition ID: R10174773

Category:

Engineering

Location:

Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

Clearance Type:

None

Telecommute:

No - Teleworking not available for this position

Shift:

1st Shift (United States of America)

Travel Required:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Positions Available:

1

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. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is currently seeking a

Principal Quality Engineer (Level 3)

to join our BWI team as an AIMS Quality Engineer.

What You'll Get To Do:

Develop, modify, apply and maintain quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.

Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.

Devise and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.

Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment; conducting quality assurance tests; and performing statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.

Audit quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.

Ensure 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.

Work with Engineering test sets and ensure proper Quality standards are in place to process hardware.

Collaborate with Engineering team for engineering development.

Develop corrective action plans for software and hardware processing through plant.

Investigate failures internally to identify root cause on flight hardware.

Work with technicians to develop root cause findings on flight hardware.

Have the ability to implement Kaizen strategies to reduce defect count on manufacturing floor.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor of Science in Engineering +5 years of relevant experience; Masters Degree + 3 years of experience

Understanding of Manufacturing Engineering Process

Experience investigating failures and identifying root causes

Must be able to read engineering documentation and inspect to drawings and parts lists, inspection plans, and supplemental instructions

Experience in Quality Assurance or relevant experience in Electrical, Mechanical, or Electro-mechanical field of work performing technical job function

Excellent presentation, oral and written communication skills

Demonstrated success working individually and as part of a team

Experience utilizing Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)

Preferred Qualifications:

Mechanical or Electrical Engineering experience

Understanding of ISO9001 and/or AS9100 standards, audit experience

SAP Experience

Certified in Lean and Six-Sigma methodologies

SQL experience

DoD Clearance

Salary Range:

$93,000 - $139,600

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.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. 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.

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 our website. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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