Principal Quality Engineer - Mission Assurance

Northrop Grumman; Clearfield (UT); On-site; USD 89,000 - 134,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) seeks a Principal Engineer Quality or Sr. Principal Engineer Quality to join our team in Clearfield, Utah.

You will monitor mission assurance program specs to ensure program success, assure quality, risk management, safety, reliability, and maintainability, and collaborate with the Quality team on continuous improvement. This role may be filled at Principal or Senior Principal level; requires strong problem solving, cross-functional interfacing, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of Quality Engineering and/or Mission Assurance experience, or Master’s with 3+ years.
• Knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action methods.
• Knowledge of Inspection Plans and First Article Inspections.
• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (AS9100, ISO 9001, or Military QA).
• Ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines with attention to detail.
• Experience with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Monitor mission assurance program specifications to ensure program success.
• Ensure quality, risk management, safety, reliability, and maintainability of program achievements.
• Collaborate with Quality team on continuous improvement and contractual compliance.
• Interface with operations, programming, engineering staff, and customers.
• Lead failure investigations and communicate investigations and actions within required timeframes.
• Develop and implement program quality inspection plans.
• Prepare first article inspection packages for internal or customer review.
• Assess and mitigate risks related to customer quality requirements and contract reviews.
• Provide QA engineering support to Program organizations with daily interactions.
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop and maintain quality standards.
• Communicate solutions effectively to diverse audiences.
• Interface with manufacturing, engineering, PM, and subcontractors to resolve issues.
• Handle special projects supporting Mission Assurance priorities.

Skills

Quality Engineering

Mission Assurance

Root Cause Analysis

Corrective Action

Inspection Plans

First Article Inspections

Quality Management Systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) seeks a Principal Engineer Quality or Sr. Principal Engineer Quality to join our team in Clearfield, Utah.

You will monitor mission assurance program specs to ensure program success, assure quality, risk management, safety, reliability, and maintainability, and collaborate with the Quality team on continuous improvement. This role may be filled at Principal or Senior Principal level; requires strong problem solving, cross-functional interfacing, and