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Northrop Grumman

Builds stealth bombers, missiles, and satellites

Principal Quality Engineer 3

Quality EngineeringPosted on Nov 3
Full-timeBaltimore, MD, USAIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of engineering experience in Quality Assurance, including investigating failures and identifying root causes, or in Manufacturing, Process, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering performing technical job functions; or a Master's degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of engineering experience in Quality Assurance, including investigating failures and identifying root causes, or in Manufacturing, Process, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Clearance.
  • U.S. citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.
  • Collaborate with contracts, inspection, manufacturing operations, and shipping.
  • Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
  • Maintain key performance metrics and charts, including SRR, FTTTY, FTTIY, NDR, cost of poor quality, and test data, to identify trends and track process and quality performance.
  • Ensure performance and quality products conform to established company and regulatory standards.
  • Identify and review product non-conformances.
  • Use data to make quality decisions.
  • Implement and enforce adherence to PrOP, CADSTAR drawings, Quality Assurance Directives, and work instructions to meet program quality objectives.
  • Support functional and physical process assessments.
  • Present program risks and opportunities within the cell during daily stand-up meetings, weekly Problem Resolution Board meetings, and monthly Preventive Corrective Action Board meetings.
  • Devise and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating product and production-equipment precision and accuracy.
  • Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms, and equipment; conduct quality assurance tests; and perform statistical analysis to assess costs and determine responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
  • Audit quality systems to identify and correct deficiencies.
  • Ensure corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation complies with requirements.
  • Lead and implement continuous improvements to reduce defect counts on the manufacturing floor.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with ISO 9001 or AS9100 Quality Management Systems and AS9102 First Article Inspections.
  • Wide Area Workflow experience.
  • Green Belt or Black Belt certification in Lean Six Sigma.
  • Certification in Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
  • SAP experience.
  • Active U.S. Government Secret Clearance.
  • Experience using Microsoft Excel, Minitab, or equivalent tools for statistical analysis.
  • Knowledge of artificial intelligence, SQL, and Power BI to support data analysis and visualization.
  • Experience with Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) may be useful.

About the Company

Northrop Grumman

Builds stealth bombers, missiles, and satellites

Northrop Grumman builds military aircraft, missiles, rocket motors, satellites, and electronic systems, mostly for the American military and allied governments. It designed the B-2 stealth bomber and built NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the largest telescope ever sent to space. The company works through four businesses: aircraft, missiles and ammunition, radar and communications systems, and space hardware such as satellites and solid rocket boosters. Most revenue comes from long-term government contracts, many of them classified. Its roots go back to Northrop Aircraft, founded in 1939, and it took its name after buying Grumman in 1994 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Falls Church, VA
Founded
1939

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