Sr Principal Quality Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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 is seeking a talented Sr Principal Quality Engineer to join our team in Huntsville, AL to support our IBCS program.

This position is full-time on-site in Huntsville, AL, and will support the IBCS Program Quality and Mission Assurance Team within the Northrop Grumman Defense Systems sector. The Quality and Mission Assurance organization is chartered to provide the skills and experience required to support a robust Quality Management System that ensures products and services meet or exceed internal and external customer requirements and promote mission success.  You will define and monitor mission assurance program specifications and processes to ensure mission success.

Responsibilities:

• Review and extract quality assurance requirements from documentation.
• Establish, implement, and maintain program mission assurance plans and practices used to ensure products and tools conform to company standards of excellence.
• Support tailoring and implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) policies and procedures, including performing internal compliance audits and bringing non-conformances to resolution.
• Interpret mission assurance requirements and ensure those requirements are integrated into program plans, specifications, and product documents.
• Ensure compliance with contract program, quality, organizational, and industry alert requirements
• Provide oversight into discrepancy review and failure investigations, as well as root cause and corrective action determinations. Analyze and interpret trends and implement improvements to key metrics.
• Must be able to present work products to peers, Senior Management, and the customer.
• Represent Mission Assurance at various program reviews and review boards that may include but are not limited to Material Review Board (MRB), Configuration Control Board (CCB), Failure Review Board (FRB), Program Management Reviews (PMR), Safety Review Board (SRB), Software Peer Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), and Corrective Action Board (CAB).
• Contractor Data Requirements (CDRL) reviews, supplier audits, and inspections.
• Witness software testing, qualification, and Integration and Test.
• Provide Lab support and lab verification in preparation for software testing.
• Develop and deliver metrics and reports as needed.
• Collaborate with Program and Engineering management on program quality planning and the establishment of program quality objectives.
• Collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, and other functions to ensure quality standards are in place and met and to help resolve issues.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Basic Qualifications:

Sr Principal Quality Engineer

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related STEM field with 8 years of related experience; 6 Years of experience required with a Master's degree.
• Application of technical expertise, including a complete understanding of software assurance fundamental engineering principles, practices, and theories.
• Experience with Quality Management Systems (e.g., AS9100, ISO 9001, etc.).
• Experience conducting internal audits (AS9100, In-Process, Factory Accountability).
• Knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action process and tools.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings.
• Understanding of risk management principles and contractual requirement review.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance.
• Must be able to work onsite in Huntsville, AL

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to understand and work with multiple enterprise-wide systems and software problem tracking tools (e.g., SAP, Jira, Confluence).
• Dedicated to teamwork and able to work very well in a team environment.
• Advanced Excel skills.
• ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).
• Experience maintaining positive supplier relationships, including through successful resolution of supplier quality challenges.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance.
• AS9100 Rev D and/or ISO 9001 trained auditor

Primary Level Salary Range: $123,400.00 - $185,000.00

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.