Sr Principal Engineer Supplier Quality

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 75% 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 Mission Systems sector is seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer - focused in Printed Wired Board (PWB) to join our team in Baltimore, MD.

The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Supplier Quality Assurance organization supporting the East Coast Field Operations - Electrical team. This team supports programs with suppliers across the United States and Internationally. Our global supply base is growing and we are seeking individuals who will positively represent the company across the globe.

What You'll Get to Do:

• Collaborate in a team environment, negotiate and integrate different viewpoints, prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish the project results.

• Represent the company with credibility, confidence and professionalism.

• Plan and implement Quality Assurance actions for assigned PWB/Electronic suppliers which require compliance to Military and Space requirements.

• Perform Specification Compliance Reviews, First Article Inspections and Source inspections on electro-mechanical hardware particularly, PWB/CCAs, but additionally RF/Microwave devices and assemblies and cables and connectors may be required.

• Understands continuous process improvement (CI) and can effectively develop and execute CI initiatives and activities.

• Initiate Corrective Action Plans and work with suppliers, manufacturing and engineering personnel to identify root cause and ensure robust corrective actions are implemented.

• Compute, analyze, and interpret numerical data for understanding and addressing supplier process issues and developing solutions.

• Perform process and product audits along with capacity assessments to ensure the supplier's processes are robust and capable.

• Effectively perform supplier surveillance activities designed to manage and improve supplier performance, productivity, and process validation.

• Apply technologies, scientific principles, theories and concepts to analyze and audit our suppliers processes and capabilities.

• Work with the Key Supplier and Technology Teams to manage key suppliers, ensure the suppliers are performing well and drive process improvements while ensuring their capacity and capability to deliver products on time is acceptable.

• Understands general contracting principles in a Department of Defense and commercial environment.

• Possesses the ability and skill to review and interpret regulatory requirements, specifically in the area of Mission Assurance and quality.

• Establish positive working relationships with suppliers.

• Develop and mentor new engineers.

• Lead Supplier performance management by analyzing performance data, and identifying opportunities for improvement

• Proactive reduction and prevention of supplied material defect occurrences and verification of supplied material defect claims

• Lead cross-functional teams in pursuit of performance improvements aligned to department and organizational goals

• Prevent/Minimize business impact from supplied material defects; supplier quality risk mitigation

• Submit, review, coach, accept supplier corrective actions requests

• Lead on-site supplier engagements, including performance reviews and Quality System audits

• Develop solutions to problems of unusual complexity which require a high degree of ingenuity, creativity, and…