Senior Principal Supplier Quality Engineer – Defense, 50% Travel

Northrop Grumman; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 99,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Supplier Quality Engineer for its Baltimore, MD operation. The role focuses on supplier quality risk management across the product life cycle, with collaboration across Program, Mission Assurance, Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain.

Requires strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving capabilities. The position is 100% onsite in Baltimore with 25–50% travel, US citizenship, and ability to obtain a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and minimum of 5 years in manufacturing, quality and/or engineering or minimum 3 years with a Master’s.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically up to 50%
• US Citizenship
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance

Responsibilities

• Engage with Program, Mission Assurance, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to support evaluation and disposition of nonconforming product.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and internal customers to achieve processing goals.
• Visit supplier sites for on-site root cause investigation, audit support, and verification of corrective actions.
• Document, track and report non-conformances and escalate with program stakeholders.

Skills

RCCA

FMEA

Quality assurance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

SAP

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Supplier Quality Engineer for its Baltimore, MD operation. The role focuses on supplier quality risk management across the product life cycle, with collaboration across Program, Mission Assurance, Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain.

Requires strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving capabilities. The position is 100% onsite in Baltimore with 25–50% travel, US citizenship, and ability to obtain a Secret clearance.