Principal Engineer, Supplier Quality
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Supplier Quality Engineer overseeing aerospace supplier compliance, audits, and risk management for Northrop Grumman. Remote near Long Island with extensive supplier travel.
Responsibilities:
- Manage supplier quality risk
- Develop and implement supplier quality evaluation and control systems
- Assure supplier process and product quality, including contractual, regulatory, and technical compliance
- Interface directly with supplier personnel and assess supplier quality and manufacturing processes and procedures
- Conduct product and process verification activities
- Monitor supplier quality performance and drive root cause corrective action analysis
- Support maintenance of the approved supplier list and review supplier performance
- Manage supplier requests for waivers, deviations, and discrepancy reporting
- Keep management informed of supplier performance, quality status, and risks
- Coordinate and oversee Supplier Quality plan implementation through all program phases
- Engage in supplier evaluation, qualification, and selection through the Business Acquisition Process and new procurements
- Manage supplier approval activities, source selection evaluations, supplier classification, quality risk assessments, mitigation plans, and supplier quality requirements development and flow-downs
- Travel extensively throughout surrounding states and fly commercially on short notice as needed
Requirements:
- Principal Engineer: Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of Quality experience, or a Master’s degree and 3 years of Quality experience, or PhD and 1 year of Quality experience
- Sr. Principal Engineer: Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of Quality experience, or a Master’s degree and 6 years of Quality experience, or PhD and 4 years of Quality experience
- Valid State Driver’s License
- Dependable motor vehicle for travel to local suppliers
- Ability to travel up to 100% of the time, including some overnight travel
- Manufacturing/Engineering experience with AS9100/ISO9001 Quality Management Systems
- Experience interfacing with suppliers/customers to meet quality objectives, including Source Inspection, FAI review, RCCA, Process witnessing, On-boarding, and Audits
- Experience using basic inspection tools such as calipers and micrometers
- Ability to interpret engineering requirements, including blueprints, specifications, and contractual flow downs
- Proficiency with MS Office, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
- Must be located within 30 miles of Long Island, NY
- U.S. Citizenship is required for certain restricted positions
- Preferred: STEM Degree
- Preferred: SAP Business System experience
- Preferred: Supplier Quality experience in Aerospace industry
- Preferred: AS9100 Lead Auditor Certification
- Preferred: Six Sigma/Lean Certification
- Preferred: AS9102 FAI/Net Inspect
- Preferred: Digital Data/CMM interpretation
Benefits:
- Competitive pay
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Potential overtime
- Shift differential
- Discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
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