RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a talented Principal/Sr Principal Quality Engineer to join our team in Huntsville, AL to support our IBCS program. This position is full-time on-site in Huntsville, AL, and will support the IBCS Program Quality and Mission Assurance Team within the Northrop Grumman Defense Systems sector. The Quality and Mission Assurance organization is chartered to provide the skills and experience required to support a robust Quality Management System that ensures products and services meet or exceed internal and external customer requirements and promote mission success. You will define and monitor mission assurance program specifications and processes to ensure mission success. Responsibilities: - Review and extract quality assurance requirements from documentation. - Establish, implement, and maintain program mission assurance plans and practices used to ensure products and tools conform to company standards of excellence. - Support tailoring and implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) policies and procedures, including performing internal compliance audits and bringing non-conformances to resolution. - Interpret mission assurance requirements and ensure those requirements are integrated into program plans, specifications, and product documents. - Ensure compliance with contract program, quality, organizational, and industry alert requirements - Provide oversight into discrepancy review and failure investigations, as well as root cause and corrective action determinations. Analyze and interpret trends and implement improvements to key metrics. - Must be able to present work products to peers, Senior Management, and the customer. - Represent Mission Assurance at various program reviews and review boards that may include but are not limited to Material Review Board (MRB), Configuration Control Board (CCB), Failure Review Board (FRB), Program Management Reviews (PMR), Safety Review Board (SRB), Software Peer Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), and Corrective Action Board (CAB). - Contractor Data Requirements (CDRL) reviews, supplier audits, and inspections. - Witness software testing, qualification, and Integration and Test. - Provide Lab support and lab verification in preparation for software testing. - Develop and deliver metrics and reports as needed. - Collaborate with Program and Engineering management on program quality planning and the establishment of program quality objectives. - Collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, and other functions to ensure quality standards are in place and met and to help resolve issues. - Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. Basic Qualifications: Principal Quality Engineer - Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related STEM field with 5 years of related experience; 3 Years of experience required with a Master's degree. - Able to read documentation such as contractual standards, program plans, statement of work, requirements, software specs, test plans/procedures, and software test reports. The individual should be able to interpret requirements for testability and clarity, software escapes, develop audit plans, and identify critical software non-conformances. - Application of technical expertise, including a complete understanding of mission assurance fundamental principles, practices, and theories. - Dedicated to teamwork and able to work very well in a team environment. - Knowledge of the following industry standards: - ASME Y14 series standard; - AWS D1.1 and AWS D1.2 and AWS 2.4; - IPC-J-STD-001 Soldering; - IPC/WHMA-A-620 Cable and Wire Harness. - Experience with Wiring and Cable Interconnect diagrams. - Experience with Design For Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA). - Experience with Quality Management Systems (e.g., AS9100, ISO 9001, etc.). - Knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action process and tools. - Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications. - Understanding of risk management principles. - Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance. Preferred Qualifications: - Ability to understand and work with multiple enterprise-wide systems and software problem tracking tools (e.g., SAP, Jira, Confluence). - ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE). - Experience maintaining positive supplier relationships, including through successful resolution of supplier quality challenges. - Experience with Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) development. - Experience conducting internal audits (AS9100, In-Process, Factory Accountability). - Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP). - Experience with the following industry standards: - MIL-DTL-53072 Chemical Agent Resistant Coating; - MIL-DTL-81706 Conversion Coatings for Aluminum; - MIL-DTL-5541 Chemical Conversion Coatings on Aluminum Alloys; - TT-C-490 Chemical Conversion Coatings and Pretreatments for Metallic Substrates; - AWS 2.4 Welding Symbols; - Weld joint configurations and design. (AWS D1.1, AWS D1.2, AWS D1.6, AWS D9.1, AWS D17.1). - Knowledge of industry principles associated with the following: - MS (Military Standard) and NAS (National Aerospace Standards) hardware (nuts, bolts, screws); - Bolt torque calculations and requirements; - Electrical Cable and Harness Design; - Interconnect diagrams - Experience with Finite Element Modeling and Analysis (FEM/FEA). - Knowledge of Environmental Stress Screening (ESS). - Advanced Excel skills. - AS9100 Rev D and/or ISO 9001 trained auditor. - Active DoD Secret Clearance. Basic Qualifications: Sr Principal Quality Engineer - Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related STEM field with 8 years of related experience; 6 Years of experience required with a Master's degree. - Able to read documentation such as contractual standards, program plans, statement of work, requirements, software specs, test plans/procedures, and software test reports. The individual should be able to interpret requirements for testability and clarity, software escapes, develop audit plans, and identify critical software non-conformances. - Application of technical expertise, including a complete understanding of mission assurance fundamental principles, practices, and theories. - Dedicated to teamwork and able to work very well in a team environment. - Experience with Military CARC coatings MIL-DTL-53072. - Knowledge of the following industry standards: - ASME Y14 series standard; - AWS D1.1 and AWS D1.2 and AWS 2.4; - IPC-J-STD-001 Soldering; - IPC/WHMA-A-620 Cable and Wire Harness. - Experience with Wiring and Cable Interconnect diagrams. - Experience with Design For Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA). - Experience with Quality Management Systems (e.g., AS9100, ISO 9001, etc.). - Knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action process and tools. - Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications. - Understanding of risk management principles. - Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance. Preferred Qualifications: - Ability to understand and work with multiple enterprise-wide systems and software problem tracking tools (e.g., SAP, Jira, Confluence). - ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE). - Experience maintaining positive supplier relationships, including through successful resolution of supplier quality challenges. - Experience with Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) development. - Experience conducting internal audits (AS9100, In-Process, Factory Accountability). - Experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP). - Experience with the following industry standards: - MIL-DTL-53072 Chemical Agent Resistant Coating; - MIL-DTL-81706 Conversion Coatings for Aluminum; - MIL-DTL-5541 Chemical Conversion Coatings on Aluminum Alloys; - TT-C-490 Chemical Conversion Coatings and Pretreatments for Metallic Substrates; - AWS 2.4 Welding Symbols; - Weld joint configurations and design. (AWS D1.1, AWS D1.2, AWS D1.6, AWS D9.1, AWS D17.1). - Knowledge of industry principles associated with the following: - MS (Military Standard) and NAS (National Aerospace Standards) hardware (nuts, bolts, screws); - Bolt torque calculations and requirements; - Electrical Cable and Harness Design; - Interconnect diagrams - Experience with Finite Element Modeling and Analysis (FEM/FEA). - Knowledge of Environmental Stress Screening (ESS). - Advanced Excel skills. - AS9100 Rev D and/or ISO 9001 trained auditor. - Active DoD Secret Clearance. Primary Level Salary Range: $98,900.00 - $148,300.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $123,400.00 - $185,000.00 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. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.