Principal Engineer Quality - 7421-3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 Defense Systems is seeking to hire a Principal Quality Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be based out of Roy, Utah.
What You'll Get To Do:
As a team member you will support MA functions to ensure mission success through technical reviews of all program drawings, contract, and requirements documents as required. Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives. Perform or assure quality, risk management, safety, reliability, and maintainability of Sentinel achievements. Assess program performance and risks and determines resources to ensure mission assurance. Assist the Program Quality Managers (PQM) with all Sentinel Mission Assurance/Program Management requirements. Develop, implement, and maintain Program Quality Plans. Assist PQM in preparation and execution on of Program Preventive and Corrective Action Board (PCAB). Develop and maintain Sentinel Program Metrics. Assist in the preparation of the Program Management/Program Review packages, Audits, Partnering with Manufacturing Engineering (ME) and Interfacing with Customer/DCMA meetings. Support PQM with Sentinel Customer Corrective Action Requests. Support IPT MA & QE in Conditional Acceptance requirements and flow down. Monitor timely closure of Conditionally Accepted hardware and work corrective actions with IPT MA & QEs. Perform acceptance of functional and integrated test events.
Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in STEM related field and 5 years of Test, Systems Engineering, or Quality experience OR a Master's Degree and 3 years of experience OR PhD Degree and 1 years of experience.

Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (AS9100, ISO 9001, or Military Quality Assurance)

Experience with Mission Assurance Engineering and Quality Engineering practices

Experience in Aerospace/Missile Systems/Sub-Systems design, development, test, or sustainment

Certified in IPC 610 & IPC 620

Experience with Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years

Must be able to be successfully screened for Enhanced Security Clearances, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs