Senior Principal Supplier Quality Engineer - 75% Travel

Northrop Grumman; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a Senior Principal Supplier Quality to join the Supplier Performance Management team and support our suppliers across multiple locations. This position will be remote in one of the following: North Carolina; Indiana; Ohio or Pennsylvania.

You will lead supplier quality risk management, ensure supplier processes meet contractual and regulatory requirements, and coach suppliers on core quality tools while coordinating with Procurement and other stakeholders to resolve

Qualifications

• Active Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) credential per AWS.
• Experience with AS9100/ISO9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, GD&T, specs and process requirements.
• Experience leading complex problem solving and corrective actions (SCAR/CAPA/8D).
• Experience in audits, NPI, and production readiness reviews.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality risk management by developing evaluation and control systems.
• Ensure supplier processes/products meet contractual, regulatory, and technical requirements; interface with suppliers.
• Conduct product/process verification with inspection points on visual and dimensional characteristics.
• Oversee supplier quality plans across program phases.
• Participate in supplier evaluation, qualification, and selection for acquisitions and new procurements.
• Coach suppliers on core quality tools (PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, SPC, DOE, etc.).
• Initiate CAPAs with suppliers and collaborate to implement robust corrective actions.
• Manage supplier sub-tier oversight and ensure conformance to drawings and key characteristics.

Skills

CWI certification

Quality management systems

Auditing

GD&T interpretation

Problem solving

Supplier quality

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

MS degree in engineering

12 years' experience in lieu of Bachelor's

Job description

Northrop Grumman seeks a Senior Principal Supplier Quality to join the Supplier Performance Management team and support our suppliers across multiple locations. This position will be remote in one of the following: North Carolina; Indiana; Ohio or Pennsylvania.

You will lead supplier quality risk management, ensure supplier processes meet contractual and regulatory requirements, and coach suppliers on core quality tools while coordinating with Procurement and other stakeholders to resolve