Principal Quality Analyst​/Sr Principal Quality Analyst - R10215941

Principal Quality Analyst / Sr Principal Quality Analyst - R

Apply for the Principal Quality Analyst / Sr Principal Quality Analyst - R role at Northrop Grumman.

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available.

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret.

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the time.

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.

• 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.
• Provide QMA support to preparation of presentation material, review of documentation, sign‑off on technical review materials and readiness, attendance at meetings, and support to close‑out of review action items.
• Prepare and deliver presentations to leadership and our customer.
• Participate in risk management process and support the 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, 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.
• Support 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.
• Conduct/support internal process evaluations and develop process evaluation reports.

• Must have 9 years of industry experience in the Aerospace and Defense Industry in lieu of a 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.

• Must have 12 years of industry experience in the Aerospace and Defense Industry in lieu of a 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.

• 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…