Senior Supplier Quality Engineer - Field Lead (75% Travel)

Northrop Grumman; New York (NY); On-site; USD 118,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Discretionary bonus

Paid time off

Long term incentives

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Supplier Performance Management Field Engineering team. The preferred location is in the New York region (Syracuse/Rochester area possible; other locations).

This role involves extensive travel (up to 75%) and requires a Secret clearance. Responsibilities include conducting inspections, supplier audits, continual process improvements, and cross-functional leadership to ensure supplier quality across PWB, CCAs,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8+ years in quality, manufacturing, or design engineering and/or CI, or master's with 6+ years.
• Experience with ISO 9001 or AS9100 requirements.
• Willing to travel up to 75%.
• Experience in root cause analysis and corrective action.
• Experience with J-STD-001, IPC-A-600, 610, 620 or Mil-Std-883.
• U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in a team environment and align viewpoints to achieve results.
• Perform specification compliance reviews, first article inspections, and source inspections.
• Lead supplier quality surveillance to improve performance and capabilities.
• Analyze data to identify process issues and develop solutions.
• Lead cross-functional teams on improvement initiatives.
• Mentor new field engineers.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Corrective action

Supplier quality

Continuous improvement

Data analysis

Communication skills

Project leadership

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

J-STD-001

IPC-A-600

IPC-610

IPC-620

Mil-Std-883

ISO 9001

AS9100

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Supplier Performance Management Field Engineering team. The preferred location is in the New York region (Syracuse/Rochester area possible; other locations).

This role involves extensive travel (up to 75%) and requires a Secret clearance. Responsibilities include conducting inspections, supplier audits, continual process improvements, and cross-functional leadership to ensure supplier quality across PWB, CCAs,