Senior Quality Engineer — Supplier Nonconformance Lead

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays & PTO

Bonus potential

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer for the VMDA team in Baltimore, MD. The role focuses on reviewing nonconforming material reports, leading disposition decisions, and coordinating with suppliers to resolve defects while maintaining AS9100/ISO 9001 standards.

The candidate will partner with engineering and production, develop metrics, and ensure audit readiness across programs, with onsite work and potential travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Experience with quality management systems such as AS9100 or ISO 9001.
• Ability to conduct audits to verify internal procedures are being followed.
• Experience with root cause and corrective action methodologies (8D / 5 Why).

Responsibilities

• Review and process nonconforming material reports and vendor quality notifications.
• Lead material review and disposition (use-as-is, repair, rework, scrap, return to vendor).
• Lead investigations, organize data, and present corrective action board findings.

Skills

AS9100 experience

ISO 9001

Root cause analysis

8D / 5 Why

Audits

Supplier management

Lean Six-Sigma

SAP

Excel

Power BI

Education

B.S. in STEM

M.S. in STEM

Tools

SAP

Minitab

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer for the VMDA team in Baltimore, MD. The role focuses on reviewing nonconforming material reports, leading disposition decisions, and coordinating with suppliers to resolve defects while maintaining AS9100/ISO 9001 standards.

The candidate will partner with engineering and production, develop metrics, and ensure audit readiness across programs, with onsite work and potential travel up to 10%.