Quality Engineer, Supplier Nonconformance Lead

Northrop Grumman; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 99,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer (Level 3) or Sr. Principal Quality Engineer (Level 4) to join the VMDA team in Baltimore, MD.

The role is 100% onsite and focuses on leadership of nonconforming material disposition, supplier quality actions, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering and production. Ideal candidates have extensive experience with QA systems (AS9100/ISO 9001), root cause methodologies, and audits; U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 5+ years manufacturing experience or Master’s with 3+ years
• Experience with AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality management systems
• Experience with 8D or 5 Why root-cause methodologies
• Experience conducting internal audits to verify procedures
• Experience working with suppliers on corrective actions
• Ability to obtain/maintain U.S. Government Secret Clearance (U.S. Citizenship required)

Responsibilities

• Review nonconforming material reports and supplier quality notifications
• Lead disposition of nonconforming material (use-as-is, repair, rework, scrap, return to vendor)
• Lead investigations and present corrective action boards
• Provide status updates to directors and managers
• Verify flow-down requirements on contracts and docs
• Interpret technical drawings
• Coordinate segregation and control of nonconforming material
• Engage with vendors to resolve nonconforming material
• Maintain records in quality systems
• Develop and present quality metrics and reports
• Collaborate with engineering on vendor defects impact
• Support VMDA compliance and audits
• Participate in continuous improvement for quality and nonconformances
• Contribute to quality procedures and work instructions
• Support incoming inspection activities and training of new team members

Skills

Quality management

Root cause analysis

Audits

Supplier collaboration

Data analysis (Excel/Minitab/Power BI)

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

SAP

Excel

Minitab

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer (Level 3) or Sr. Principal Quality Engineer (Level 4) to join the VMDA team in Baltimore, MD.

The role is 100% onsite and focuses on leadership of nonconforming material disposition, supplier quality actions, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering and production. Ideal candidates have extensive experience with QA systems (AS9100/ISO 9001), root cause methodologies, and audits; U.S.