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Sr Staff Engineer Supplier Quality
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 2 Locations
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 50% 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 is seeking an experienced high caliber Sr. Staff Supplier Quality Engineer with extensive background in Printed Wiring Boards (PWB), Supplier Process Audits, manufacturing process evaluation and development of inspection criteria to join the Mission System sector Supplier Performance Management Field Engineering Team . This position will be required to work a 9/80 schedule with an estimated 50% of travel. Position is working out of our Baltimore/Linthicum, MD facility with the potential for hybrid. What You'll Get to do: • Partner with engineering, mission assurance, supply chain teams to support the qualification and ongoing quality engineering and technical oversight of suppliers in the Printed Wiring Board (PWB) commodity. • Lead on-site supplier engagements, including performance reviews, process and Quality Management System audits. Effectively develop and execute supplier management strategies that result in supplier performance improvement. • Serve as a lead for suppler product readiness reviews , and other similar assessments such as manufacturing readiness reviews, as needed. Position requires collaboration with other functions (Supply Chain, Engineering, Mission Assurance and Manufacturing) to ensure quality standards are in place. • Engage with Program, Engineering and Factory Cells to aid in resolving supplier-related manufacturing issues. Develop, modify, apply and maintain quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished material product. • Perform on-site supplier surveillance activities, including source inspections, FAI reviews, technical problem resolution, and risk mitigation. • Effectively read and understand all elements of the Northrop Grumman technical data/drawing/specification packages and translate for suppliers and team members. • Provide support to meet Supplier Performance Management (SPM) goals and objectives for the program. Provide inputs to quality reviews and supplier scorecards as needed. • Lead and engage in risk assessment actions and data mining activities to identify continuous improvement opportunities across the supply base. • Analyze and interpret data to identify suppliers’ process issues and identify the right audits to be conducted. When necessary, work with the appropriate stakeholders to develop the audit checklists. • Provide technical leadership, direction and mentoring to other technical team members and supplier partners. • Strong background in PWB design and related manufacturing processes • Represent the company with credibility, confidence and professionalism. • Apply technologies, scientific principles, theories and concepts to analyze and audit our suppliers’ processes and capabilities. • Capable of leading cross-functional teams in pursuit of per