Staff Engineer – Supplier Quality
Northrop Grumman
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Sykesville • Maryland, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $153,600 - $230,400 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
Assembly
About the role
- Responsible for supplier quality risk management – implementing proactive supplier performance management strategy
- Develops and implements supplier quality evaluation and control systems
- Assures supplier process and product quality, including contractual, regulatory, and technical compliance
- Interfaces directly with supplier personnel and must be knowledgeable in and capable of assessing supplier manufacturing processes and procedures
- Conducts product and process verification activities, monitors supplier quality performance, and drives root cause corrective action (RCCA) for supplier quality issues
- Supports the maintenance of the approved supplier list and periodically reviews performance to determine whether suppliers should remain on the approved list
- Manages supplier requests for waivers, deviations, and requirement changes
- Keeps management apprised of supplier performance, quality status, and risks
- Oversees supplier management plan implementation through all program phases
- Actively engages in supplier evaluation, qualification, and selection as part of the Business Acquisition Process (BAP) and as new procurements are required on existing programs
- Reviews program contracts and interfaces with Program Quality Engineering to assure proper requirements flow down to suppliers
- Manages implementation of Supplier Quality processes, including supplier approval activities, source selection evaluations, development and execution of supplier risk assessments and mitigation plans, and supplier quality requirements development and flow-downs
- Drives affordability through monitoring of budget and spend
- Travels to suppliers as-required to achieve positive outcomes
- Fosters a collaborative culture that sustains momentum around risk management, problem solving, and continuous improvement
- Serves as a strong voice for ‘Quality’ and a role model for NG Values
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in an Engineering or related discipline with 12+ years of relevant work experience
- Relevant work experience with Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) technology and manufacturing
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET clearance
- US Citizenship Required
- Ability to travel up to 50% CONUS
- Experience with ISO 9001 / AS9100 Quality Management System
- Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or Master Black Belt
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) and/or Quality Auditor (CQA)
- Experience facilitating Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Experience auditing manufacturing processes and/or quality management systems
- Defense industry experience, including interfacing with suppliers
- Experience in a quality, supplier quality, or manufacturing role
- SAP Business System experience
- Solid written and verbal technical communication skills
Benefits
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
supplier quality risk managementsupplier quality evaluationproduct and process verificationroot cause corrective action (RCCA)supplier risk assessmentsFailure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)auditing manufacturing processesquality management systemsCircuit Card Assembly (CCA) technologybudget monitoring
Soft skills
collaborative cultureproblem solvingcontinuous improvementtechnical communication
Certifications
Bachelor's Degree in EngineeringDoD SECRET clearanceCertified Six Sigma Green BeltCertified Six Sigma Black BeltCertified Six Sigma Master Black BeltASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)ASQ Certified Quality Auditor (CQA)