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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.At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We are looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we ’II support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you ’II have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.\nNorthrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is currently seeking aPrincipal Quality Engineer to join our team in Baltimore, MD.\nWhat You'll Get To Do:\nDevelop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation, control systems, and protocols for processing materials into semi-finished or finished products.\n\nPartner with engineering and manufacturing to establish and uphold quality standards.\n\nDesign, analyze, and implement inspection and testing processes and equipment; conduct quality assurance tests, perform statistical analyses to determine cost and responsibility for non-conforming parts.\n\nAudit quality systems, identify deficiencies, and drive corrective actions that meet reliability and documentation requirements; plan, conduct, report, and follow-up on audits to ensure compliance and continual process improvement.\n\nIdentify and remove barriers to quality improvement through root-cause analysis and corrective-action planning.\n\nReview contracts/SOWs/drawings to evaluate, interpret and apply company policies, ISO 9000, AS9102, MIL, IPC, and other standards applicable to designs and processes.\n\nInterface with production-floor roles (inspection, assembly, operations) and communicate clearly with all stakeholders.\n\nDefine, classify, and control quality characteristics for products, processes, and services; develop and validate control plans and work-instruction updates.\n\nManage nonconformances across the facility; lead cross-functional containments to ensure product compliance.\n\nCreate, use and interpret quality-control tools (flowcharts, Pareto, control charts) and construct/interpret FMEAs.\n\nInterpret technical drawings and specifications, including GD&T symbols, to verify compliance with design requirement.\n\nApply benchmarking techniques to drive system-wide quality improvements.\n\nFacilitate team collaboration with brainstorming, conflict-resolution, and other facilitation tools.\n\nSpecialize as needed in design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation, reliability, inventory control, or R&D as they apply to product or process quality.\n\nBasic Qualifications:\nBachelor of Science Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field with a minimum of 5 years of engineering experience in Quality Assurance, which can include investigating failures and identifying root causes or in Manufacturing, Process, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering field of work, performing technical job functions; OR a minimum of 3 years of engineering experience in Quality Assurance, which can include investigating failures and identifying root causes or in Manufacturing, Process, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering field of work performing technical job functions with a Masters Degree in a STEM field; OR a minimum of 1 year of engineering experience in Quality Assurance, which can include investigating failures and identifying root causes or in Manufacturing, Process, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering field of work, performing technical job functions with a PhD Degree in a STEM field\n\nExperience with Data Analytics and Statistical Analysis methods and techniques\n\nAbility to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret security clearance\n\nUS Citizenship required\n\nPreferred Qualifications \nExperience in at least one of the following standards (IPC, J-Std, MIL-STD) Experience with ISO9001 or AS9100 Quality Management System and AS9102 First Article Inspections (FAI).\n\nGreen/Black Belt Certified in Lean Six-sigma.\n\nCertified in Lean and Six-Sigma methodologies\n\nCertified auditor\n\nExperience Facilitating RCCAs with technical groups\n\nSAP Experience\n\nActive US Government Secret Clearance\n\nExperience leading cross-functional teams to resolve problems or issues.\n\nExperience using Microsoft Excel, Minitab or equivalent tools for statistical analysis.\n\nKnowledge of modern skillsets such as Artificial Intelligence, SQL, Power BI to aid in data analysis and data visualization\n\nExperience with FMEAs, CARs, and audit processes.\n\nASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)\n\nCertified IPC Specialist (CIS) - IPC-A-610\n\nCertified IPC Specialist (CIS) - IPC/WHMA-A-620\n\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $98,900.00 - $148,300.00The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. 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