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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 50% 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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems sector is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Tactical Fighters team at the Baltimore location.

The preferred candidate should have knowledge in different areas such as manufacturing, special processes, inspection, electronics, or auditing with the ability to use this knowledge to assist suppliers through the entire product life cycle. This role supports a cutting-edge program and requires a candidate that thrives in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels. This candidate must possess, and be able to demonstrate, excellent written and verbal communication skills, possess strong leadership abilities and effective problem-solving capabilities. They must think ahead to anticipate potential challenges, ensuring they are addressed in advance or providing recommended options to programs and leadership when necessary. This position provides opportunities to interface with all levels of leadership, Suppliers and Customers in support of program execution.

This position will be required to work a 9/80 schedule with an estimated 25-50% of travel. This position is 100% onsite at of our Baltimore, MD facility and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

Responsible for Supplier Quality risk management and other duties to include:

Engage with Program, Mission Assurance, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to support evaluation and disposition of nonconforming product, including use‑as‑is, repair, and scrap decisions, and to ensure proper documentation and traceability.

Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and internal customers, allowing the team to achieve expected processing and results through clear communication and confidence that goals are aligned.

Visiting supplier sites as necessary to perform on-site root cause investigation, audit support, support source inspections, and verification of implementation of corrective actions.

Understand contractual flow downs and requirements, implementing applicable quality clauses on procurements of commodity-specific hardware.

Document, track and report on all potential Supplier product or process non-conformances. Collaborate with other program SQEs and management to escalate Supplier non-conformances that may have a critical impact on multiple programs.

Develop and execute path to closure plans for non-conforming material in partnership with GSC, Mission Assurance and Engineering.

Analyze quality metrics and trends related to nonconformances, rework, supplier performance, and acceptance issues; recommend and help implement improvement actions.

Support audits and assessments (internal, customer, regulatory) related to supplier quality, configuration, and documentation.

Collaborate on supplier management plans, support maintenance of the approved Supplier list, supplier requests for waivers/deviations and discrepancy reporting process.

Keep management apprised of supplier performance, quality status, and risks.

Serve as a lead for supplier product readiness reviews, and other similar assessments, as needed. Position requires collaboration with other functions (Supply Chain, Engineering, Mission Assurance and Manufacturing) to ensure quality standards are in place.

Experience with Tableau dashboards and SAP.

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Basic Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and minimum of 5 years of experience in a manufacturing, quality and/or engineering role or a minimum of 3 years with a Masters (and a STEM Bachelors or a STEM Masters) in a manufacturing, quality and/or engineering role.

Ability and willingness to travel domestically up to 50%

US Citizenship

Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience facilitating Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities.

Experience in micro-electronics or printed circuit board manufacturing.

Defense industry experience, including interfacing with suppliers.

Experience in a quality, supplier quality role.

SAP Business System experience.

Experience with ISO 9001 / AS9100 Quality Management System certification processes.

Demonstrated experience developing and presenting briefings, recommendations, project status, and/or business information to program stakeholders or senior-level leadership.

Basic Qualifications for Sr Principal:

Sr. Principal Supplier Quality Engineer: Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and minimum of 8 years of experience in a manufacturing, quality and/or engineering role or a minimum of 6 years with a Masters (and a STEM Bachelors or a STEM Masters) in a manufacturing, quality and/or engineering role.

Ability and willingness to travel domestically up to 50%

US Citizenship

Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience facilitating Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities.

Experience in micro-electronics or printed circuit board manufacturing.

Defense industry experience, including interfacing with suppliers.

Experience in a quality, supplier quality role.

SAP Business System experience.

Experience with ISO 9001 / AS9100 Quality Management System certification processes.

Demonstrated experience developing and presenting briefings, recommendations, project status, and/or business information to program stakeholders or senior-level leadership.

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,900.00 - $148,300.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $123,400.00 - $185,000.00

The 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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.