Principal Engineer, Supplier Quality

🔥 12 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $94.2k - $141.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Northrop Grumman

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1939

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

🎖️ Defense

Manufacturing • Logistics • Defense

Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense company, recognized for its innovative solutions in air, cyber, land, sea, and space domains. With a focus on advanced technologies and innovation, Northrop Grumman provides unmatched expertise in military communications, satellite communications, and microelectronics manufacturing. The company is committed to solving complex challenges and 'defining possible' by transforming the concepts of what's achievable. Northrop Grumman is also actively involved in sustainability efforts and offers career opportunities to various levels of professionals, including veterans and entry-level candidates.

📋 Description

• Proactively manage Supplier Quality risks and drive down supplier escapes • Assure supplier process and product quality, including contractual, regulatory, and technical compliance • Interface directly with supplier personnel and assess supplier quality and manufacturing processes and procedures • Conduct product and process verification activities • Monitor supplier quality performance and drive root cause corrective action analysis • Support maintenance of the approved supplier list and review supplier performance • Manage supplier requests for waivers, deviations, and discrepancy reporting • Keep management informed of supplier performance, quality status, and risks • Coordinate and oversee implementation of the Supplier Quality plan throughout all program phases • Travel to supplier sites for source inspections, quality audits, special process audits, and oversight

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field • Minimum of 5 years of experience in quality and/or engineering • Willing to travel up to 100% • Must be a U.S. Citizen • Experience inspecting hardware and interpreting engineering drawings preferred • Experience in auditing special processes and conducting source inspections preferred • Experience facilitating Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA), Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Continuous Improvement (CI) activities preferred • Defense industry experience, including interfacing with suppliers and program management preferred • Experience in a supplier quality role and using SAP preferred • Experience with ISO 9001 / AS9100 Quality Management System certification process preferred

🏖️ Benefits

• Overtime eligibility, depending on position • Shift differential, depending on position • Discretionary bonus • Health insurance coverage • Life insurance • Disability insurance • Savings plan • Company paid holidays • Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business