Principal Quality Analyst / Sr Principal Quality Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 is seeking a talented Principal/ Sr Principal Quality Analyst to join our team in Madison, AL to support our IBCS program. The selected candidate will perform the following:

• Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished products

• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place

• Responsible for updating Quality and Mission Assurance (QMA) plans/procedures

• Provides QMA support to preparation of presentation material, review of documentation, sign-off on technical review materials and readiness, attendance at meetings, and support to closeout of review action items 

• Must be able to prepare and deliver presentations to leadership and our customer

• Participation in Risk Management process and support to team in identification of risks or opportunities

• Perform test witnessing to include monitoring/ witnessing preparations for test events and sign-off on final test reports, surveillance of integration and test labs, buy-off/sell-off support, support to test tool development, verification of calibration of monitoring and measuring devices, test hardware, test software, automated test equipment (ATE), and plotters used to produce inspection data

• Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) review and reporting to include monitoring status of corrective and preventive actions and tracking through closure, reviewing/analyzing defect data, monitoring test problem report data and closure status, monitoring causal analysis and resolution

• Supports hardware control to Bill of Materials (BOM), First Article Inspections, close-out and delivery inspections and control of end item data packages

• Support fielded major end items (MEI) integration of hardware/software

• Able to conduct/support internal process evaluations and develop process evaluation reports

Qualifications

Principal Quality Analyst:

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have 9 years of industry experience in the Aerospace and Defense Industry in lieu of degree (high school diploma); Will consider: Bachelor’s degree with 5 years within Quality and Mission Assurance; or 3 years of experience with a Masters degree required.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DOD Secret Security Clearance

• Must be able to work on-site in Madison, Alabama

• Must have the ability to travel up to 25% domestically

Sr Principal Quality Analyst:

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have 12 years of industry experience in the Aerospace and Defense Industry in lieu of degree (high school diploma); Will consider: Bachelor’s degree with 8 years within Quality and Mission Assurance; or 6 years of experience with a Master’s degree required

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DOD Secret Security Clearance

• Must be able to work on-site in Madison, Alabama

• Must have the ability to travel up to 25% domestically

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP expertise

• MES expertise

• ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 trained auditor

• Familiar with AS9102 and AS6500

• IPC 610/620 Certification

• Advanced Excel skills

• Active DOD Secret Security Clearance

• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification

• Agile Methodologies

• Military Vehicle Integration

Primary Level Salary Range: $89,900.00 - $134,900.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $112,200.00 - $168,200.00

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.