Principal Engineer Quality

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. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is looking for a Principal Quality Engineer with experience in quality to join our team in Linthicum, MD on a dynamic and exciting program within the Northrop Grumman Corporation portfolio. In this role you will be performing or assuring quality, drawing interpretations, data trending analysis, and maintainability of program requirements. Additional support will be with visiting various suppliers to ensure hardware and document compliance and inspections. Qualified candidates work as part of a larger team, demonstrate a high level of attention to detail, possess the ability to plan and be customer-support focused. Individuals must also have demonstrated ability to evaluate whether documents, instructions and procedures are being followed during execution of all phases of the program and demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills. The candidate may specialize in the areas of design, incoming material and inspections, production control, product evaluation and reliability, auditing, and inventory control as they apply to product or process quality. May also be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies. We are looking for a driven self-starter with high initiative and a motivated self-learner to fill this position. This position is full-time on site. Basic Qualifications for Level 3: Bachelor's of Science Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related field with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in quality and/or manufacturing; OR a minimum of 3 years in quality with Masters degree and a bachelors in a STEM field. Experience of drawing interpretation and nomenclature Experience working in a Quality environment Experience of Root Cause and Corrective Action tools, such as Ishikawa, 8D or 5Why, etc. Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time to support supplier visits across the country On-site support required (not a remote work position) Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance US citizenship required Preferred Qualifications: Experience with dispositioning hardware for quality related issues in a manufacturing facility. Active Security Clearance Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) process. Experience with SAP Experience with electrical and/or mechanical design requirements and specifications. Experience and/or with Earned Value and budgeting. Experience and/or experience in support of proposals and quoting of Quality hours in bids. Green/Black Belt Certified in Lean Six-sigma. Experienced using Microsoft Excel, Minitab, Tableau or equivalent tools for statistical analysis. SAP experience with Quality Notifications, Production Orders and Purchase Orders. Experience with ISO9001 or AS9100 Quality Management System and AS9102 First Article Inspections (FAI). Experience of Factory processes and procedures across the entire factory. Experience with inspection tools, methods and techniques used for hardware reviews, validation and inspections.