Senior Principal Supplier Quality Engineer (Remote)

Northrop Grumman; United States; Remote; USD 118,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a Senior Principal Supplier Quality to join the Supplier Performance Management team, supporting suppliers across multiple locations. This role will be remote in one of the following states: North Carolina; Indiana; Ohio; Pennsylvania.

You will lead supplier quality risk management, ensure compliance to drawings and specifications, and drive corrective actions with suppliers using core quality tools such as PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, and DOE.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/manufacturing with significant experience.
• Active CWI credential from AWS is required.
• Experience with AS9100/ISO 9001 QMS.
• Ability to interpret drawings and GD&T and define risk-based inspection strategies.
• Experience leading audits, NPI, and production readiness reviews.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality risk management and develop evaluation and control systems.
• Ensure supplier processes meet contractual, regulatory, and technical requirements; interface with suppliers.
• Perform product/process verification including visual and dimensional inspections.

Skills

Supplier quality management

Audits

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/manufacturing

Master’s degree (preferred)

Certified Welding Inspector (CWI)

Tools

AS9100/ISO 9001 experience

GD&T interpretation

PFMEA/Control Plans

CPK/SPC/MSA/DOE

8D/5-Why/Ishikawa

Job description

Northrop Grumman seeks a Senior Principal Supplier Quality to join the Supplier Performance Management team, supporting suppliers across multiple locations. This role will be remote in one of the following states: North Carolina; Indiana; Ohio; Pennsylvania.

You will lead supplier quality risk management, ensure compliance to drawings and specifications, and drive corrective actions with suppliers using core quality tools such as PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA, and DOE.