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 Aeronautics is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer. This position will be located in Palmdale, CA and will support our Mission Assurance team. Responsibilities: Defines and monitors mission assurance program specifications and processes to ensure mission success of programs. Performs or assures quality, risk management, safety, reliability and maintainability of program achievements, subcontractors, and suppliers in accordance with contractual requirements. Assesses program performance and risks and determines resources to ensure mission assurance. Work with the Engineering team to ensure that part requirements are correctly described and documented in the production work plans. Participate with corrective action or improvement teams and promote the use of data to assist in the improvement effort. Preparation of first article inspection packages for internal approval or presentation to the final Customer. Processing of MRB nonconformances. Supports the Program, Operations, Engineering and Quality teams with data analytics for improvement processes. Conduct or support internal audits, process observations and area assessments. Interfaces with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor, and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met.