Sr Principal Engineer Supplier Quality

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 is seeking a Senior Principal Supplier Quality Engineer to join our location in Baltimore, Maryland. This will be a full-time, 100% on-site position.
Responsibilities include:

Supplier Quality risk management to ensure supplier process and product quality, including contractual, regulatory, and technical compliance
Act as the interface with supplier personnel and must be knowledgeable in and capable of assessing both supplier quality and manufacturing processes and procedures
Conduct product and process verification activities, monitor supplier quality performance, and drive root cause corrective action analysis for supplier quality issues
Keep management apprised of supplier performance, quality status, and risks
Coordinate and oversee Supplier Management Plan implementation through all program phases
Manage implementation of Supplier Quality processes, including supplier approval activities, source selection evaluations, supplier classification designation (Critical, Key and Standard), development and execution of supplier quality risk assessments and mitigation plans, and supplier quality requirements development and flow-downs
Drive affordability through monitoring of budget and spending of labor hours and applicable costs
Travel to suppliers as required to foster a collaborative culture that sustains momentum around engagement, problem solving, and continuous improvement
Serve as the "voice for quality" and a role model for NG Values
Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and minimum of 8 years of experience in quality and/or manufacturing OR a Master's degree in any discipline and a Bachelors degree in STEM and 6+ years of work experience in quality and/or manufacturing