Principal Engineer Supplier Quality/Sr Principal Engineer Supplier Quality
Northrop GrummanRELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 50% 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. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems sector is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Tactical Fighters team at the Baltimore location. The preferred candidate should have knowledge in different areas such as manufacturing, special processes, inspection, electronics, or auditing with the ability to use this knowledge to assist suppliers through the entire product life cycle. This role supports a cutting-edge program and requires a candidate that thrives in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, and collaborative/team settings across all levels. This candidate must possess, and be able to demonstrate, excellent written and verbal communication skills, possess strong leadership abilities and effective problem-solving capabilities. They must think ahead to anticipate potential challenges, ensuring they are addressed in advance or providing recommended options to programs and leadership when necessary. This position provides opportunities to interface with all levels of leadership, Suppliers and Customers in support of program execution. This position will be required to work a 9/80 schedule with an estimated 25-50% of travel. This position is 100% onsite at of our Baltimore, MD facility and cannot accommodate telecommute work. Responsible for Supplier Quality risk management and other duties to include: Engage with Program, Mission Assurance, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to support evaluation and disposition of nonconforming product, including use‑as‑is, repair, and scrap decisions, and to ensure proper documentation and traceability. Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and internal customers, allowing the team to achieve expected processing and results through clear communication and confidence that goals are aligned. Visiting supplier sites as necessary to perform on-site root cause investigation, audit support, support source inspections, and verification of implementation of corrective actions. Understand contractual flow downs and requirements, implementing applicable quality clauses on procurements of commodity-specific hardware. Document, track and report on all potential Supplier product or process non-conformances. Collaborate with other program SQEs and management to escalate Supplier non-conformances that may have a critical impact on multiple programs. Develop and execute path to closure plans for non-conforming material in partnership with GSC, Mission Assurance and Engineering. Analyze quality metrics and trends related to nonconformances, rework, supplier performance, and acceptance issues; recommend and help implement improvement actions. Support audits and assessments (internal, customer, regulatory) related to supplier quality, configuration, and documentation. Collaborate on supplier management plans, support maintenance of the approved Supplier list, supplier requests for waivers/deviations and discrepancy reporting process. Keep management apprised of supplier performan…