Principal Quality Engineer, Aerospace & Manufacturing

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in San Diego, CA seeks a Principal Engineer Quality for the F-22 program. You will support the Integrated Product Team with material review, corrective actions, and data-driven quality analyses.

Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to uphold strict quality standards, audit systems, and lead cross-functional containment. A Secret clearance is required or obtainable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or STEM field with 5 years of Manufacturing/Quality experience.
• Experience with QMS (ISO9001, AS9100) standards.
• Experience with GR&R (Gauge R&R) methods.
• Experience with data analytics and statistical analysis techniques.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems and protocols.
• Partner with engineering and manufacturing to uphold quality standards.
• Design, analyze, and implement inspection and testing processes and equipment; conduct quality assurance tests.
• Audit quality systems, identify deficiencies, and drive corrective actions for improvement.
• Review contracts and drawings to apply standards and policies (ISO 9000, AS9102, MIL, IPC).
• Interface with production-floor roles and communicate with stakeholders.
• Define and control quality characteristics; develop control plans and work-instruction updates.
• Manage nonconformances and lead cross-functional containment to ensure compliance.
• Create and interpret quality-control tools (flowcharts, Pareto, control charts) and FMEA.Interpret drawings and GD&T to verify design compliance.
• Apply benchmarking techniques to drive system-wide quality improvements.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Data Analytics

Statistical Analysis

Root Cause Analysis

Process Improvement

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Master’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Minitab

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Northrop Grumman in San Diego, CA seeks a Principal Engineer Quality for the F-22 program. You will support the Integrated Product Team with material review, corrective actions, and data-driven quality analyses.

Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to uphold strict quality standards, audit systems, and lead cross-functional containment. A Secret clearance is required or obtainable.