Staff Engineer Quality
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 Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for a Staff Engineer Quality to support the Quality and Mission Assurance team located in Salt Lake City, UT.
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 product.
Assesses program performance and risks related to quality requirements to ensure contractual requirements are met.
Review and assess contractual requirements for applicability.
Perform cost account management-related activities on programs supporting.
Establish and maintain constructive working relationships with customers.
Collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain functions to ensure quality standards are in place and met.
Support program gate reviews as required.
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.
Work from engineering drawings, diagrams, customer specifications, inspection instructions, and checklists to ensure items meet required specifications and quality standards.
Initiate Corrective Action Plans and work with suppliers, manufacturing, and engineering personnel to identify the root cause and ensure robust corrective actions are implemented.
Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements.
Applies technical knowledge in industry-standard quality engineering methods, interpretation of drawing requirements and applicable specifications & standards, and mechanical measurement & analysis.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
The ideal candidate must be able to communicate in a team environment.
Basic Qualifications for the Staff Engineer Quality:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related STEM field with 12 years of experience in Quality, Manufacturing, or Quality Assurance; 10 years of experience with Masters Degree.
Experience with Quality Management Systems (e.g., AS9100, ISO 9001, etc.).
Technical experience in Quality, Data Analysis or Statistical Analysis.
Risk management principles and contractual requirement review experience.
Lean Six Sigma certification or experience.
US Citizenship Required.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
Experience with Lean Six Sigma principles and concepts.
Experience in design and/or manufacturing of electromechanical, and/or soldering certification.
IPC certification and/or electronic experience.
Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) experience.
Experience with application of industry-standard statistical methods, including implementation of statistical analysis software applications (e.g., Minitab).
Experience maintaining positive supplier relationships, including successful resolution of supplier quality challenges.
Active DoD Secret Clearance.