RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: NoneTRAVEL: 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.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a talented Principal Quality Analyst to support our Baltimore, MD site. This position is on a 9/80 schedule.

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Knowledge of Nonconforming Material (NCM) control system and governing procedures and documentation.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes as defined in process specifications.
• Knowledge of and ability to concur on engineering dispositions of nonconforming material. Concurs with technical justification for use-as-is dispositions.
• Help facilitate process assessments
• Process and adhere to AS9100 requirements
• Provides written direction for inspection/acceptance or test of product after completion of disposition instructions.
• Routes dispositions to Customer for concurrence, as required.
• Manages the control of nonconforming material (bonding/releasing). Maintains physical inventory of nonconforming product in a bonded setting. Responsible for accurate nonconformance documentation review and approval meeting customer and sector requirements. Ensures retention and retrieval of MRB records.
• Ensures coordination of material review actions among performers.
• Provides guidance to Inspection, Preliminary Review and Liaison Engineering. Mentors personnel in the process and recommends MRB membership when applicable.
• Process and adhere to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITARs) related to the export of nonconformance documentation. Attain and maintain current ITAR certification.
• Collects and reviews product defect data contained on nonconformance forms, summarizes defect data, and publishes trend charts and/or management reports indicating defect rate trends and corrective action status and effectiveness.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 5 years’ experience in Quality Assurance, Manufacturing or a related field OR 9+ years of Quality Assurance experience in lieu of a degree
• Material Review Board experience
• Knowledge of Nonconforming Material (NCM) control system and governing procedures and documentation
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes as defined in process specification
• The ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access
• US Citizenship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD clearance

Salary Range: $87,000.00 - $130,600.00The 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.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 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 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 all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.