Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking an Engineer Supplier Quality to join the Supplier Mission Assurance team to ensure the quality of products provided by suppliers and maintain contractual, regulatory, and technical compliance.
Requirements
- Experience developing, planning, and/or implementing quality methods and strategies
- Experience interfacing with suppliers, customers, work associates/teams, and/or management.
- Manufacturing/engineering experience
- Experience with AS9100/ISO9001 auditing requirements
- Ability to apply problem solving/critical thinking skills to support and resolve issues at the supply base
- General experience with special processes
- Experience in root cause analysis and corrective action
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.
- Manages supplier requests for waivers, deviations and discrepancy reporting process.
- Keeps management apprised of supplier performance, quality status, and risks.
- Coordinates and oversees Supplier Quality plan implementation through all program phases.
Other
- Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret U.S. Government DoD security clearance
- Extensive experience working with aerospace/defense industry suppliers onsite.
- Six Sigma or Lean certifications
- Active Secret Clearance
