Strategic Quality Engineer — Data-Driven & ISO/AS9100 Expert

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Bonus potential

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Baltimore, MD is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer to join our team and drive quality excellence across materials processing, inspection, and testing. You will partner with engineering and manufacturing to maintain strict quality standards and ensure compliance with ISO 9000, AS9102, MIL, and IPC guidelines.

You will lead quality systems audits, perform root-cause analysis, and manage nonconformances while mentoring cross-functional teams toward continuous

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Degree in a STEM field with required engineering experience in Quality Assurance or related fields; or advanced degree in STEM.
• Experience with data analytics and statistical analysis methods and techniques.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret security clearance.
• US Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation, control systems, and protocols for processing materials into semi-finished or finished products.
• Partner with engineering and manufacturing to uphold quality standards.
• Design, analyze, and implement inspection and testing processes and equipment; conduct QA tests and statistical analyses to determine cost and responsibility for non-conforming parts.
• Audit quality systems, identify deficiencies, and drive corrective actions to meet reliability and documentation requirements; plan and conduct audits for continuous improvement.
• Identify and remove barriers to quality improvement through root-cause analysis and corrective-action planning.
• Review contracts/SOWs/drawings to apply policies and standards (ISO 9000, AS9102, MIL, IPC).
• Interface with production-floor roles and communicate clearly with stakeholders.
• Define, classify, and control quality characteristics; develop control plans and work instruction updates.
• Manage nonconformances and lead cross-functional containment actions.
• Create and interpret quality-control tools and FMEAs.
• Interpret drawings and GD&T symbols to verify compliance.
• Apply benchmarking to drive system-wide quality improvements.
• Facilitate team collaboration and problem-solving.

Skills

Data analytics

Statistical analysis

Security clearance eligibility

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor of Science in STEM

Masters or PhD in STEM (advantage)

Tools

Minitab

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

SAP

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Baltimore, MD is seeking a Principal Quality Engineer to join our team and drive quality excellence across materials processing, inspection, and testing. You will partner with engineering and manufacturing to maintain strict quality standards and ensure compliance with ISO 9000, AS9102, MIL, and IPC guidelines.

You will lead quality systems audits, perform root-cause analysis, and manage nonconformances while mentoring cross-functional teams toward continuous