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About the Role
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems sector is seeking a Senior Principal Supplier Quality Engineer to join their team in Amherst, New York. The role involves working within the Supplier Performance Management department, interacting with Global Supply Chain professionals, engineering disciplines, and suppliers to ensure product and process quality.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for Supplier Quality risk management.
- 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 both supplier quality and manufacturing processes and procedures.
- Conducts product and process verification activities, monitors supplier quality performance, and drives root cause corrective action analysis for supplier quality issues.
- Supports the maintenance of the approved supplier list and periodically reviews supplier performance to determine whether suppliers should remain on the approved list.
- Manages supplier requests for waivers, deviations and discrepancy reporting process.
- Keeps management aware of supplier performance, quality status, and risks.
- Coordinates and oversees Supplier Quality 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.
- Manages implementation of Supplier Quality processes, including supplier approval activities, source selection evaluations, supplier classification designation (Strategic, Critical and Transactional), development and execution of supplier quality risk assessments and mitigation plans, supplier quality requirements development and flow-downs and supplier performance readiness reviews.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and minimum of 8 years of experience in a quality and/or engineering role or a minimum of 6 years with a Masters (and a STEM Bachelors or a STEM Masters) in a quality and/or engineering role.
- Willing to travel up to 25%.
- US Citizenship required.
Skills
- Experience facilitating Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities.
- Experience in micro-electronics or printed circuit board manufacturing.
- Defense industry experience, including interfacing with suppliers.
- Experience in a quality, supplier quality role.
- SAP Business System experience.
- Experience with ISO 9001 / AS9100 Quality Management System certification processes.
Location
- Buffalo, New York
Work Type
- Full-time
- Travel required
Experience Level
- Senior Principal
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in STEM
- Master's degree in STEM
Salary/Compensations
- $117,500.00 - $176,300.00
Benefits
- Overtime
- Shift differential
- Discretionary bonus
- Long Term Incentives (for VP/Director positions)
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO)
About the Company
- At Northrop Grumman, employees have opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives. The company has a pioneering and inventive spirit, leading technological advancements. Their culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work. The Mission Systems team is a leading innovator, developer, manufacturer, integrator, and supporter of advanced electronics for national security and non-defense applications.
Equal Opportunity
- Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For their complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.