Travel-Heavy Senior Principal Supplier Quality Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Indianapolis (IN); Remote; USD 118,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a Senior Principal Supplier Quality to join the Supplier Performance Management team and support suppliers across multiple locations. This position will be remote in North Carolina; Indiana; Ohio or Pennsylvania.

You will lead supplier quality risk management, drive corrective actions, and coach suppliers on core quality tools while ensuring compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements. Travel up to 75% is expected for supplier audits and visits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; MS preferred with extensive engineering/manufacturing experience.
• Active Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) credential from AWS.
• Experience with AS9100/ ISO9001 Quality Management System.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, GD&T, and process requirements.
• Experience leading complex problem solving and corrective actions (SCAR/CAPA/8D).
• Experience conducting audits and New Product Introduction (NPI).
• US citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier quality risk management by developing evaluation and control systems.
• Ensure supplier processes/products meet contractual, regulatory, and technical requirements; interface with suppliers.
• Conduct product/process verification with visual and dimensional checks and documentation for compliance.
• Oversee supplier quality plans across program phases.
• Participate in supplier evaluation, qualification, and selection.
• Implement and coach suppliers on core quality tools: PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow, MSA, SPC, DOE, and more.
• Initiate Supplier Corrective Action Requests and drive root-cause analysis and robust fixes.
• Collaborate with Procurement and supplier quality peers to develop technical capability and manage sub-tiers.
• Own supplier quality performance for assigned suppliers and ensure compliance to drawings and contract QA clauses.
• Implement supplier quality processes including approvals, classifications, risk mitigations, and flow-down requirements.

Skills

Quality risk mgmt

AS9100/ISO9001 knowledge

GD&T interpretation

Root cause analysis

Audits & NPI readiness

US citizenship

Supplier quality tooling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/manufacturing

MS degree in engineering

12+ years of relevant engineering/manufacturing experience in lieu of degree

Job description

Northrop Grumman seeks a Senior Principal Supplier Quality to join the Supplier Performance Management team and support suppliers across multiple locations. This position will be remote in North Carolina; Indiana; Ohio or Pennsylvania.

You will lead supplier quality risk management, drive corrective actions, and coach suppliers on core quality tools while ensuring compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements. Travel up to 75% is expected for supplier audits and visits.