Engineer Supplier Quality

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.

The Electronic Warfare and Targeting (EWT) Business Unit in Rolling Meadows, IL is seeking an Engineer Supplier Quality to join the Supplier Performance Management (SPM) team, reporting to the SPM EWT BU Manager. This position is instrumental in driving the supply base to provide consistently high-quality parts to support our customers.

• Represent Northrop Grumman to the supply chain with credibility, confidence and professionalism.

• Engage in Program activities to identify and quantify supplier performance as a proactive risk mitigation.

• Represent Supplier Performance Management (SPM) at various program reviews and review boards including but not limited to Configuration Control Board (CCB), Material Review Board (MRB), Program Management Reviews (PMR), Design/Peer Reviews, Manufacturing/Test Readiness Reviews and Corrective Action Board (CAB).

• Perform Specification/Drawing Compliance Reviews, First Article Inspections and support Receiving Inspection on various categories of hardware such as PWBs, CCAs, cables and connectors, microelectronics, electro‑mechanical systems, and mechanical components & assemblies.

• Collaborate with Program Quality to ensure appropriate quality requirements for programs are identified and flowed to suppliers.

• Analyze and interpret data to identify supplier’s process issues and develop solutions.

• Perform process and product audits along with capacity assessments to ensure the supplier’s processes are robust and capable, as well as compliant to Military and Space requirements.

• Initiate and manage SCARs (Supplier Corrective Action Reports) to address nonconforming material by working cross‑functionally to identify root cause and ensure robust corrective actions are implemented.

• Initiate and manage SDRs (Supplier Deviation Requests) to address nonconforming material by working cross‑functionally with Global Supply Chain, Engineering, & Suppliers.

• Review and approve FAIRs (First Article Inspection Reports) in accordance with AS9102 to ensure that Suppliers are able to ship product in a timely manner.

• Effectively perform supplier risk assessment activities designed to identify and quantify the probability and impact the supply chain may have in support of proposal & business development efforts.

• Execute and oversee supplier Manufacturing Readiness Assessments in accordance with the DoD MRL (Manufacturing Readiness Level) Desk book.

• Lead cross‑functional teams in pursuit of supplier performance improvements aligned to department and organizational goals.

• Understand continuous process improvement (CI) and effectively develop and execute CI initiatives.

• Support the development of entry level engineers to ensure team effectiveness and promote knowledge transfer across the organization.

• Travel up to 25% of the time to suppliers, as required, to oversee quality investigations and complete design reviews.

The ideal candidate must be able to communicate written and verbally, interpret engineering drawings, and be able to demonstrate skills of leading Root Cause/Corrective Action investigations.

• Bachelor’s Degree in an Engineering related discipline with 2 years of experience in Quality, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing or…