Principal Quality Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: No 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. 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 Sector is seeking a  Principal Quality Engineer 3 to join our team in  Baltimore, MD. 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.  • May have experience in Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF). • Collaborate with contracts, inspection, manufacturing operations, and shipping. • Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.  • Introduction to Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA), HQMS and Continuous Improvement activities.  • Maintains Key Performance Metrics (SRR, FTTTY, FTTIY, NDR, CoPQ, test data, etc.) and Charts used to identify trends and track performance process and quality performance.  • Ensures that performance and quality products conform to established company and regulatory standards.  • Identifies and review product non-conformances.  • Uses data to make Quality decisions.  • Implements and enforces adherence to PrOP, CADSTAR drawings, Quality Assurance Directives (QAD), Work Instructions to fit program quality objectives.  • Support Functional/ Physical Process Assessments.   • Presents Program Risks and Opportunities within the Cell during daily standup meetings, weekly Problem Resolution Board (PRB), Monthly Preventive Corrective Action Board (PCAB). • 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; conducting quality assurance tests; and performing 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 requirem