Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a dedicated Principal Quality Engineer to join our team in Baltimore, MD. This position is 100% onsite.

What You'll Get to Do:

• 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, supply chain 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 and keeps management apprised of supplier performance, quality status, and risks
• 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.
• May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.
• Drives quality outcomes for suppliers and operations.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related field with 5+ years of relevant experience; OR 3 years with Masters
• Working knowledge of SAP, ISE and CADSTAR.
• continuous improvement to existing methods, processes and procedures.
• Excellent written and verbal interpersonal, communication skills and confidence to brief senior management
• Experience with ISO9001 or AS9100 Quality Management System and AS9102 First Article Inspections (FAI)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
• US citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with dispositioning hardware for quality related issues in a manufacturing facility.
• Familiarity with Material Review Board (MRB) process.
• Familiarity with electrical or mechanical design requirements and specifications.
• Familiarity and/or experience with Earned Value and budgeting. 
• Familiarity and/or experience in support of proposals and quoting of Quality hours in bids.
• Foundation in Quality and Mission Excellence applications.
• Green/Black Belt Certified in Lean Six-sigma.
• Data Analytics and Statistical Analysis methods and techniques; Ability to perform quality-related data analysis.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Minitab, Tableau or equivalent tools for statistical analysis.
• Familiarity with Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) techniques.
• IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS) and/or MIL-STD-883 Certified.
• Familiarity with IPC-WHMA-A-620 and IPC-J-STD-001.
• SAP familiarity with Quality Notifications, Production Orders and Purchase Orders.
• Strong working knowledge of Factory processes and procedures across the entire factory.
• Working knowledge of inspection tools, methods and techniques used for hardware reviews, validation and inspections.
• Ability to identify weakness and areas of non-compliance in order to provide
• Ability to work in and lead cross-functional teams to resolve problems or issues.