Principal Quality Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available.

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 Defense Systems Strategic Tactical Electronic Warfare Systems (STEWS) program is seeking a talented and highly experienced Principal Quality Analyst to join our team in Rolling Meadows, IL to support the Integrated Missions Solutions Operating Unit.

As a Mission Assurance professional on the STEWS team you model personal growth and are a champion for continuous development both personally and for your peers. You are someone that always chooses to act with integrity, and you believe that high ethical and moral standards characterize who you are by the things you choose to do. You are someone that chooses to enable your team to achieve predictable and balanced results while also satisfying the needs of both your internal and external customers.

You have a track record that proves you know how to support a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment that will attract, retain, and encourage diverse and engaged talent. You choose to build trusted and valued partner relationships and you're effective at verbal and written communications. You choose to deliver perfection, strive for continuous improvement and respond vigorously to change. You consistently work to ensure that your team and the teams you support are prepared with the information and tools needed for optimal performance.

If this description fits who you are and you wish to join a fast-paced team that builds and executes strategies that result in sustainable value creation, then we need you on our team!

The selected candidate will perform the following:

• Perform inspection activities including but not limited to Receiving Inspections, In-Process Inspections, and Final Inspections using calibrated tooling, drawings, specifications and engineering data to determine acceptability of products to contract and Northrop Grumman requirements.
• Conduct process reviews to provide process validation, improve productivity and performance.
• Perform AS9100 audits to ensure compliance with standard requirements.
• Prepare, maintain and review quality assurance procedures to assure compliance with customer and/or government requirements.
• Review proposals and contracts for Quality and Supplier Quality related requirements.
• Review, input and assign Supplier Quality Assurance Requirements in SAP Baseline Quality Requirements Planning System.
• Evaluate the need for, issue, and review of Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) in SAP to external suppliers for delivered deficiencies.
• Interact with internal and external customers on issues requiring coordination between organizations in a professional manner.
• Strong communication skills (both oral and written), and organizational skills. Must work well in a team setting.
• Become the Point of Contact (POC) for all program product sell-off to the local government DCMA representatives.
• Coordinate with the NGC Global Supply Chain (GSC), and the Supplier Quality and Mission Assurance functions to enhance cross harmonization of activities and initiatives.
• Attention to detail and works with an appropriate sense of urgency.
• Additional relevant duties as required by the program.

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of manufacturing, production control, and/or quality; OR a Master’s Degree with 3 years of…