Sr Principal Quality Analyst - 13119-1

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 101,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr Principal Quality Analyst to provide support to our Roy, Utah Sentinel Team. This role focuses on ensuring mission success through robust quality reviews, risk management, and maintainability of Sentinel achievements.

You will develop, implement, and maintain the Sentinel Program Quality Plans, assist with FRBs, and monitor program metrics. A DoD Secret clearance and strong QA background are required, with travel up to 10%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years in quality/inspecting/manufacturing.
• Master's degree with 6 years in quality/inspecting/manufacturing.
• PhD with 4 years in quality/inspecting/manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Support MA functions to ensure mission success.
• Conduct technical reviews of Sentinel drawings, SOWs and requirements.
• Assure quality, risk management, safety, reliability, and maintainability.
• Assist PM with Sentinel Mission Assurance/PM requirements and develop QA plans.
• Develop and maintain Sentinel Program Metrics.
• Monitor closure of Conditionally Accepted hardware and drive corrective actions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Testing skills

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman is currently seeking a Sr Principal Quality Analyst to provide support to our Roy, Utah Sentinel Team.

What You’ll Get To Do:

Selected candidate will:

• Support MA functions to ensure mission success.
• Technical reviews of all Sentinel drawings, SOW’s, Requirements documents as required.
• Performs or assures quality, risk management, safety, reliability, and maintainability of Sentinel achievements.
• Assesses Sentinel performance and risks and determines resources to ensure mission assurance.
• Assist the Program Managers (PM) with all Sentinel Mission Assurance /Program Management requirements. Develop, implement, and maintain the Sentinel Program Quality Plans.
• Support Sentinel program FRBs ensuring identification of root cause and proper implementation of corrective actions and reach back and reach across.
• Assist PQM in preparation and execution on of Program Preventive and Corrective Action Board (PCAB).
• Develop and maintain Sentinel Program Metrics.
• Support PQM with Sentinel Customer Corrective Action Requests. Support IPT MA & QE in Conditional Acceptance requirements and flow down.
• Monitor timely closure of Conditionally Accepted hardware and work corrective actions with IPT MA & QEs.
• Support operational activities with product inspection plans and acceptance.

Position Benefits:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 8 years of quality/inspecting/manufacturing experience; or a master’s degree and 6 years of quality/inspecting/manufacturing experience. 4 years of experience with a PhD or 4 additional years in lieu of a degree
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
• Experience in developing and implementing Mission Assurance or Quality Assurance plans.
• Working Knowledge of Quality Assurance and Quality Management Systems.
• Strong analytical, testing, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with manufacturing, quality controls, inspection and/or non-conformance controls.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Mission Assurance Engineering and Quality Engineering practices
• Experience in process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metric reporting for overall program and segments
• Experience in ICBMs or Aerospace programs.
• Project Management Professional or other formal project management training.
• Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) processes.
• Knowledge of one or more of the following: Mil-Std, J-STD, IPC inspection, and assembly criteria.

Primary Level Salary Range: $101,400.00 - $152,200.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.