Prin Engineer Quality / Sr Prin Engineer Quality

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time 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 Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) is looking for a Prin Engineer Quality / Sr Prin Engineer Quality to join our dynamic team.  This position will be located in Clearfield, Utah.  In this role, you will monitor mission assurance program specifications and processes to ensure mission success of program.  You will assure quality, risk management, safety, reliability and maintainability of program achievements, subcontractors, and suppliers.  You will collaborate closely with the Quality team to drive continuous improvement initiatives and ensure compliance with contractual requirements.       This role may be filled as a Principal Engineer Quality or a Sr. Principal Engineer Quality    Responsibilities include:    • The candidate should possess strong technical problem solving, written and verbal communication skills, perform technical assessments and participate in CCB (Change Control Board) and data review activities.  • The candidate is expected to regularly interface with operations, programming, engineering staff and external customers.  • Responsible for failure investigations, Customer CARs, escapements, and data analytics to drive corrective actions.  Communicate with customers, within the required time frame, on investigations and actions for each complaint/escapement.  • Develop and implement program quality inspection plans  • Preparation of first article inspections packages for internal approval or presentation to the final customer.  • Assess and mitigate risks related to customer quality requirements, contract review, and assist Quality Engineering work when reviewing new contracts.  • Provides qualified Quality Assurance engineering support to all Program organizations (e.g., Operations, Production Control, Design Engineering, etc.) with daily interactions, as required  • Leads and collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure quality standards are developed and maintained  • Able to effectively communicate solutions, ideas, and concepts to a diverse audience  • Working knowledge of Material Review Board (MRB) standards, practices, and Customer engagement  • Interface with manufacturing, engineering, program management, and subcontractor representatives to resolve issues and non-conformances.  • Special Projects to support Mission Assurance Priorities and goals as assigned    Basic Qualifications:    Principal Engineer Quality (Level 3)     • Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of Quality Engineering and/or Mission Assurance Work experience; OR a master’s degree with 3+ years of Quality Engineering and/or Mission Assurance Work experience.  • Knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action methods  • Knowledge of Inspection Plans and First Article Inspections  • Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (AS9100, ISO 9001, or Mili