Quality Engineer / Principal Quality Engineer 2/3

Northrop Grumman; Hanover (MD); Presencial; USD 80 000 - 148 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Quality Engineer/Principal Quality Engineer 2/3 in Elkridge, MD to join the Mission Systems team.

You will develop and maintain quality systems, collaborate across disciplines, and drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions to ensure conformance to MIL-STDs and internal standards.

Qualificações

• BS in a STEM field with 2+ years in Quality Assurance or related field, or MS in STEM.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Clearance
• US Citizenship required

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain quality evaluation systems and protocols.
• Collaborate with engineering, program, contracts, and manufacturing to ensure quality standards.
• Identify and review product non-conformances.
• Lead Continuous Improvement actions to reduce defects on manufacturing floor.
• Audit quality systems and drive corrective actions with suppliers and teams.
• Read and interpret engineering drawings and MIL-STDs.
• Support RCCA and Corrective Action Plans.
• Lead and participate in design, incoming material inspection and reliability work as applicable.

Conhecimentos

Root Cause Corrective Action

Quality Assurance

Continuous Improvement

Data Analysis

Excel

Minitab

Tableau

SQL

SAP

Reading drawings MIL-STDs

Formação académica

BS in STEM

MS in STEM

Ferramentas

SAP

SQL

Excel

Minitab

Tableau

Descrição da oferta de emprego

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We are looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we ’II support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you ’II have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is currently seeking a Quality Engineer / Principal Quality Engineer 2/3 to join our team in Elkridge, MD at our Troy Hill facility.

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Develop, modify, apply and maintain quality evaluation and control systems andprotocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materialsproduct.
• Collaborate with engineering, program, contracts, and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
• Introduction in Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA), HQMS and Continuous Improvement activities at the introductory level.
• Maintain Key Performance Metrics (SRR, FTTTY, FTTIY, NDR, etc.) and Charts used to identify trends and track performance process andquality performance.
• Work with Test Engineers on Test Engineering software.
• Ensure that products conform to established company and regulatorystandards.
• Identify and review product non-conformances.
• Use data to make Quality decisions.
• Implement and enforce adherence to Prop, CADSTAR drawings, Quality Assurance Directives (QAD), and Work Instructions to fit program quality objectives.
• Support Functional/ Physical Process Assessments.
• Read basic blueprints.
• Interpret drawings and MIL-STDs.
• Disposition hardware defects and non-conformances.
• Participate in the resolution of any quality requirements non-conformanceStandard Repairs or exceptions (MRB, DTO, etc.)
• Present Program Risks and Opportunities within the cell.
• Devise and implement methods and procedures, for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
• Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms andequipment.
• Assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for products or materials thatdo not meet required standards and specifications.
• Audit quality systems to identify deficiencies and track corrective actions.
• Initiate Corrective Action Plans and work with suppliers, manufacturing, and engineering personnel to identify the root cause and ensure robust corrective actions are implemented.
• Ensure that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and thatdocumentation is compliant with requirements.
• Work from engineering drawings, diagrams, customer specifications, inspectioninstructions, and checklists to ensure items meet required specifications and qualitystandards.
• Lead and implement Continuous Improvement actions to reduce defect count onmanufacturing floor.
• May participate in the areas of design, incoming material inspection, productioncontrol, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research anddevelopment as they apply to product or process quality.

Basic Qualifications for the Quality Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics) field with a minimum of 2 years experience in Quality Assurance, or investigating failures and identifying root causes or in Manufacturing, Process, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering field of work performing technical job functions; _ OR _ a Masters Degree in a STEM field
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S.Government Secret Clearance
• US Citizenship required

Basic Qualifications for the Principal Quality Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics) field with a minimum of 5 years experience in Quality Assurance, or investigating failures and identifying root causes or in Manufacturing, Process, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering field of work performing technical job functions; _ OR _ a Masters Degree in a STEM field with a minimum of 3 years experience in Quality Assurance, or investigating failures and identifying root causes or in Manufacturing, Process, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering field of work performing technical job functions
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S.Government Secret Clearance
• US Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with IS09001 or AS9100 Quality Management System and AS9102 First Article Inspections (FAI)
• Green/BIack Belt Certified in Lean Six-sigma
• Certified in Lean and Six-Sigma methodologies
• Certified auditor
• SAP Experience
• SQL experience
• Active U.S.Government Secret Clearance
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Minitab, Tableau or equivalent tools for statistical analysis

Primary Level Salary Range: $79,600.00 - $119,400.00

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

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.