Job Description

Description

Climb to new heights on your journey when you start Defining Possible with Northrop Grumman. Enjoy a purposeful career in aeronautics that is crucial to the way we connect and protect our world across land, sea, and air. Bring your experience and take advantage of this opportunity to discover how you can start to push past possible and achieve your goals today. Enjoy a diverse, collaborative environment with professionals across the nation ready to help launch your career.

Northrop Grummans Aeronautics System sector is currently hiring a Principal Supplier Quality Engineer/Senior Principal Supplier Quality Engineer. This is a remote opportunity however, candidate must be located in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area. Position requires extensive travel in the Los Angeles area. Position also requires ability to fly commercially on very short notice to meet company commitments.

Essential functions:
Responsible for Supplier Quality risk management. Develops and implements supplier quality evaluation and control systems. Assures supplier process and product quality, including contractual, regulatory, and technical compliance. Interfaces directly with supplier personnel and must be knowledgeable in and capable of assessing both supplier quality and manufacturing processes and procedures. Conducts product and process verification activities, monitors supplier quality performance, and drives root cause corrective action analysis for supplier quality issues. Supports the maintenance of the approved supplier list and periodically reviews supplier performance to determine whether suppliers should remain on the approved list. Manages supplier requests for waivers, deviations and discrepancy reporting process. Keeps management apprised of supplier performance, quality status, and risks. Coordinates and oversees Supplier Quality plan implementation through all program phases. Actively engages in supplier evaluation, qualification and selection as part of the Business Acquisition Process (BAP) and as new procurements are required on existing programs. Manages implementation of Supplier Quality processes, including supplier approval activities, source selection evaluations, supplier classification designation (Critical, Key and Standard), development and execution of supplier quality risk assessments and mitigation plans, and supplier quality requirements development and flow-downs.

Roles amp; Responsibilities:

* Conduct Special Process audits to verify conformanceto Northrop Grumman Engineering and Quality standards

* Capable of understanding and interpreting specifications/documents/contracts

* Ensure effective supplier root cause and corrective action

* Collaborate with program management, engineering, subcontracts/procurement functional management and supplier management teams

* Working knowledge of multiple NDI methods
* Travel as needed to support program initiatives

Qualification

This requisition may be filled at either a PrincipalSupplier Quality Engineer level or a Senior Principal Supplier Quality EngineerLevel.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Supplier QualityEngineer:

* Must have a Bachelors degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) AND 5 years of quality/manufacturing experience, OR a Master's degree in STEM and 3 years of quality/manufacturing experience.
* Demonstrated knowledge of advanced quality principles, root cause failure analysis, problem solving, fabrication and assembly processes, and team facilitation.
* Musthave a Valid State Drivers License to operate a personal motor vehicle and a dependable motor vehicle to travel to local suppliers.
* Must be proficient in MS Office, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
* Ability to travel up to 100% of time.

Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal Supplier QualityEngineer:

* Must have a Bachelors degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) AND 9 years of quality/manufacturing experience, OR a Master's degree in STEM and 7 years of quality/manufacturing experience.
* Demonstrated knowledge of advanced quality principles, root cause failure analysis, problem solving, fabrication and assembly processes, and team facilitation.
* Musthave a Valid State Drivers License to operate a personal motor vehicle and havea dependable motor vehicle to travel to local suppliers.
* Must be proficient in MS Office, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
* Ability to travel up to 100% of time.

Preferred Qualifications for Principal/Senior PrincipalSupplier Quality Engineer:

* Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent.
* Certified AS9100 Quality System Auditor
* ASQ Certified Quality Auditor
* Hands on experience and knowledge of critical manufacturing processes including, but not limited to, heat treatment, chemical processes, nondestructive inspection, material test, surface enhancement, welding, and composites fabrication.
* Aerospace Manufacturing Certifications
* Experience participating in the Nadcap accreditation program
* Certified Non-Destructive Test (NDT) Level 2 or 3
* Active DoD Secret Clearance (granted or renewed within the past 5 years)