Senior Principal Quality Engineer - Lead Quality & Process Improvement

Northrop Grumman; Middle River (MD); On-site; USD 123,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr Principal Quality Engineer at the Baltimore area (BWI site) to lead quality assurance activities on complex programs. You will develop quality systems, collaborate with engineering and manufacturing, and drive continuous improvements to prevent nonconformances.

The role requires a STEM degree with multiple years of QA/engineering experience, data analytics skills, and the ability to coordinate corrective actions with cross-functional teams. U.S.

Qualifications

• Experience with data analytics and statistical analysis methods and techniques.
• Experience conducting internal audits (quality/system/process).
• Ability to lead improvement and corrective action activities (root cause, action planning, implementation, verification).
• US Government Secret Clearance preferred/able to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, apply and maintain quality evaluation and control systems.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to ensure quality standards.
• Lead and implement continuous improvements to reduce nonconformances.
• Initiate corrective action plans with suppliers, manufacturing and engineering.
• Audit quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.
• Present program risks and opportunities within the cell.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Data Analytics

Statistical Analysis

Root Cause Analysis

Internal Audits

Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Minitab

Power BI

SQL

SAP

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr Principal Quality Engineer at the Baltimore area (BWI site) to lead quality assurance activities on complex programs. You will develop quality systems, collaborate with engineering and manufacturing, and drive continuous improvements to prevent nonconformances.

The role requires a STEM degree with multiple years of QA/engineering experience, data analytics skills, and the ability to coordinate corrective actions with cross-functional teams. U.S.