Principal Quality Engineer
Requisition ID: R10039329
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Category: Engineering
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Location: Rolling Meadows, Illinois, United States of America
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Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship
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Clearance Type: Secret
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Telecommute: Yes-May consider hybrid teleworking for this position
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Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
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Travel Required: No
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Positions Available: 1
Northrop Grumman is seeking a talented Quality Engineer to join our team in Rolling Meadows, IL.
The Quality Engineer develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product, focusing on defect minimization and process improvement.
- Collaborates with manufacturing engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
- Assists in the performance of independent quality reviews to ensure compliance with contractual and customer requirements.
- Designs and analyzes 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 assuring process and product quality. 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.Â
- May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.
This role can be filled as a Quality Engineer or a Principal Quality Engineer based on the qualifications below.
Basic Qualifications
- Quality Engineer: Bachelor's degree in a related STEM field and 2+ years of relevant experience (MS Degree + 1+ years)
- Principal Engineer: Bachelor's degree in a related STEM field and 5+ years of relevant experience (MS Degree + 3+ years; PhD + 1+ years)
- Ability to obtain Secret Clearance
- Solid written and verbal interpersonal, communication skills
- Ability to coordinate customer communications across multiple programs
- Ability to work in cross-functional teams to resolve problems or issues
- Manufacturing or Quality Assurance Experience
- Trained and experienced in performing Root Cause Corrective Action
- Experience working with electrical or mechanical design requirements and specifications
- Participate in corrective action boards using analytic techniques to identify trends in manufacturing
- Experience with SAP
Preferred Qualification:
- Experience working with manufacturing and/or integration and test
- Experience with AS9100/ISO9001 Quality Management
- Have experience in quality planning
- Mentor lesser experienced engineers on areas of manufacturing
MAQEA
The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.
Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.
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What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
Did you know?
Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.
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