Program Quality Engineer /Principal Program Quality Engineer

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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a talented Quality Engineer to join our team in Sunnyvale, CA. The selected candidate will represent the Quality and Mission Excellence department supporting a program or programs in a Program Quality Engineer role, with responsibility for the overall program quality over the lifecycle of the program or subsets of the program.

Note: This position requires a primarily on-site presence, however some teleworking flexibility may be possible, subject to employee experience/performance, and subject to program and organizational needs. We do offer flexible work arrangements such as 9/80 and 4/10 for this role.

Role and Responsibilities:

The Quality Engineer supports a Program or Programs in a Program Quality Engineer role, with responsibility for the overall program quality over the lifecycle of the program. The Program Quality Engineer's primary responsibilities across this lifecycle include:

• Developing and Supporting Program proposal activities,

• Developing and implementing the Program Quality Plan,

• Planning/establishing the baseline for the Program quality scope,

• Support execution of the Program's procurement, manufacturing, and test plans,

• Monitoring and control of both supplier and manufacturing performance,

• Driving and supporting Continuous Improvement (CI) activities on the Program, and

• Establishing good working relationships with customer and government representatives to facilitate demonstration of conformance to requirements of the finished work products.

Additionally, the Quality Engineer:

• 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 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.

• Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements.

Basic Qualifications (Quality Engineer):

• Bachelor's degree in a related STEM field and 2+ years of experience in a quality assurance, mission assurance, or related engineering role.

• Developing knowledge of the basic principles in various engineering disciplines. Ability to solve routine design and engineering tasks with minor assistance

• Ability to successfully engage with manufacturing and QC personnel on the shop floor to provide solutions using Quality principles and practices

• Must be familiar with standard Visual and Mechanical Inspection techniques and tools.

• Good computer skills, knowledge of Microsoft Word, Projects, and Excel

• Able to communicate and work effectively in a team setting

• Ability to travel, up to 10%

• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance (US Citizenship required).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience working in a Program Quality role

• Experience working within an ISO 9001/AS9100 Quality Management System Environment

• Experience in root cause analysis and corrective action

• Familiarity with standard non-destructive testing techniques and tools in a fabrication, machining, and assembly environment.

• Familiarity with Earned Value Management.

• Experience collecting and analyzing metrics.

• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal oversight and in a multi-discipline team environment.

• Demonstrated problem solving skills in a manufacturing environment implementing solutions to complicated technical issues

• Ability to document, plan and manage projects

• Experience working on DOD contracts and on Supplier Quality efforts

Basic Qualifications (Principal Quality Engineer):

• Bachelor's degree in a related STEM field and 5+ years of experience in a quality assurance, mission assurance, or related engineering role.

• Demonstrated knowledge of the basic principles in various engineering disciplines. Ability to solve routine design and engineering tasks without assistance

• Ability to successfully engage with manufacturing and QC personnel on the shop floor to provide solutions and coach and mentor others in the use of Quality principles and practices

• Must be familiar with standard Visual and Mechanical Inspection techniques and tools.

• Good computer skills, knowledge of Microsoft Word, Projects, and Excel

• Able to communicate and work effectively in a team setting

• Ability to travel, up to 10%

• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance (US Citizenship required).

Preferred Qualifications (Principal Quality Engineer):

• Demonstrated experience working in a Program Quality role in multiple phases of a program lifecycle.

• Experience in root cause analysis and corrective action

• Experience leading Quality activities in an ISO 9001/AS9100 Quality Management System Environment

• Strong Familiarity with standard non-destructive testing techniques and tools in a fabrication, machining, and assembly environment.

• Experience performing Earned Value Management responsibilities as a Control/Cost Account Manager.

• Experience developing, collecting, and analyzing metrics.

• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal oversight and lead cross-functional teams towards solutions in a multi-discipline team environment.

• Excellent problem solving skills in a manufacturing environment implementing solutions to complicated technical issues. Green Belt Certification is a plus.

• Experience leading/facilitating Root Cause Corrective Action activities

• Experience conducting or managing internal audits

• Experience working on DOD contracts and on Supplier Quality efforts

Salary Range: $79,300 - $118,900

Salary Range 2: $97,500 - $146,300

The 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.

Employees may be eligible for 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.

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