Sr Principal Quality Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Sr Principal Quality Engineer with Security Clearance
Location: Linthicum Heights

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes CLEARANCE TYPE:
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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.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom and democracy and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have a lot of 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 Mission Systems is looking for a Sr Principal Quality Engineer with experience in quality to join our Program Quality Team supporting the Mission Next Division in Baltimore, MD.

In this role you will be performing or assuring quality, drawing interpretations, data trending analysis, and maintainability of program requirements. Qualified candidates work as part of a larger team, demonstrate a high level of attention to detail, possess the ability to plan and be customer-support focused. Individuals must also have demonstrated ability to evaluate whether documents, instructions and procedures are being followed during execution of all phases of the program and demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills.

What You'll Get To Do:
* Facilitates and performs Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA), HQMS and Continuous Improvement activities

* Ensures that performance and quality products conform to established company and regulatory standards

* Support review of Key Performance Metrics (SRR, FTTTY, FTTIY) and Charts used to identify trends and track performance processes and quality performance

* Identifies and reviews product non-conformances

* Able to create and present executive-level presentations and/or reports

* Lead process improvement efforts

* Interface with Program Team to resolve quality issues in timely manner

* Trains/Peer mentoring

* May also be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies

* We are looking for a driven self-starter with high initiative and a motivated self-learner to fill this position This position is full-time on site.

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor's of Science Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in quality and/or manufacturing; OR a minimum of 6 years in quality and/or manufacturing with a Masters degree

* Experience working in a quality environment or investigating failures and identifying root causes

* US Government Secret Clearance

* US citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience with dispositioning hardware for quality related issues in a manufacturing facility

* Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SAP security clearance

* Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) process

* Experience with SAP

* Experience in PFMEA (or any other risk analysis methodology).

* Experience Facilitating RCCAs with technical groups

* Experience and/or with Earned Value and budgeting

* Experience and/or experience in support of proposals…