Sr Principal Engineer Quality

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 is seeking a talented Sr. Principal Quality Engineer to join our team in Baltimore, MD.

The qualified applicant will join the Quality and Mission Excellence team supporting factory test equipment quality operations. We are looking for a high-caliber individual with a strong background in Mission/Quality Assurance along with Electrical, Digital or RF hardware test equipment experience.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product. Collaborates 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. 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. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements. Oversees test equipment design, manufacture and certification for programs and capital projects to include: equipment and software certification and compliance with design and process documentation requirements. Participates in the development of proposals and Basis Of Estimates (BOE's) . May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related STEM field
• 9+ years of experience in the design, manufacture, test, inspection, qualification, delivery of hardware which meets contractual requirements. (7+ years with Master's, 4+ years with PhD)
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.
• Strong written, verbal and interpersonal communications skills
• Fluent with Microsoft Office products

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a STEM discipline
• Active Secret Clearance
• 5+ years of Quality Assurance Engineering experience
• Experience evaluating or operating electrical, digital or RF test equipment
• Experience evaluating software design and development processes to confirm design intent using software tools such as Clearcase, ClearQuest or Lab Windows CVI
• Experience evaluating Requests For Proposal information
• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt Certification
• Familiarity/working knowledge of SAP ERP system

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Salary Range: $112,300 USD - $168,500 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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.