Senior Principal Quality Engineer – Mission Assurance

Northrop Grumman; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime eligibility

Shift differentials

Discretionary bonus

Long Term Incentives

Health insurance

Life insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer or Senior Principal Quality Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals located in Palmdale, CA, El Segundo, CA, or San Diego, CA. Telecommute/remote is not an option for this position.

The Principal/Senior Principal will implement mission assurance principles across the program, ensure IPT plans meet quality needs, and drive continuous improvement while aligning with contractual requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in STEM with 5+ years experience; Master’s in STEM with 3+ years; or PhD with 1+ years (STEM).
• Experience with DoD MIL specs and standards; ability to work in multi-discipline teams; lead process improvement initiatives.
• Active US Secret Clearance and program access capability; audit experience with QA systems.

Responsibilities

• Implement mission assurance across the program to meet contractual/regulatory/NG requirements.
• Coordinate engineering activities ensuring IPT plans are quality, complete, and detailed.
• Execute integrated mission assurance plans aligned with contract requirements and goals.
• Advocate and implement continuous improvement to NG processes.
• Investigate quality problems and implement root-cause corrective actions.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, diverse, collaborative environment across all levels.
• Provide technical guidance and plan resolutions for program engineering processes.
• Support from project inception to completion of all program engineering processes.

Skills

Quality engineering

Mission assurance

Root cause

Process improvement

Team leadership

Multidisciplinary

DoD standards

Education

B.S. in STEM

M.S. in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Tools

AS9100

ISO9001

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer or Senior Principal Quality Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals located in Palmdale, CA, El Segundo, CA, or San Diego, CA. Telecommute/remote is not an option for this position.

The Principal/Senior Principal will implement mission assurance principles across the program, ensure IPT plans meet quality needs, and drive continuous improvement while aligning with contractual requirements.