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Principal Engineer Quality
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
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| Location | Baltimore, MD, USA |
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| Salary | $95800 – $143600 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Bachelor’s of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related field with 5+ years of relevant experience in quality and/or manufacturing; OR 3+ years experience in quality and/or manufacturing with Masters
- Experience with ISO9001 or AS9100 Quality Management System
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
- US citizenship required
Responsibilities
- Develop, modify, apply and maintain quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.
- Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
- Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
- Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
- Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.
- Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements.
- May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with dispositioning hardware for quality related issues in a manufacturing facility.
- Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) process.
- Experience with electrical or mechanical design requirements and specifications.
- Green/Black Belt Certified in Lean Six-sigma.
- Experience with SAP, ISE and CADSTAR.
- Experience with AS9102 First Article Inspections (FAI)
- Experience with Data Analytics and Statistical Analysis methods and techniques
- Experience using Microsoft Excel, Minitab, Tableau or equivalent tools for statistical analysis.
- Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) techniques.
- SAP experience with Quality Notifications, Production Orders and Purchase Orders.
