Sr Principal Engineer Supplier Quality (Long Island -NY)

Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company that offers innovative solutions and technologies. They are seeking a Sr Principal Supplier Quality Engineer to manage supplier quality risk, develop evaluation systems, and ensure compliance with quality standards through extensive supplier interaction and oversight.

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 apprised 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 (Critical, Key and Standard), development and execution of supplier quality risk assessments and mitigation plans, and supplier quality requirements development and flow-downs

Requirements:

• 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 (quality inspector, supplier quality, program quality, quality analyst etc)
• Must have a Valid State Driver's License to operate a personal motor vehicle and dependable motor vehicle to travel to local suppliers
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance and Special Program Access within a reasonable amount of time as required by the business
• Proficient with MS Office, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• STEM degree (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math)
• SAP Business System experience
• Supplier Quality experience in Aerospace industry
• Active DoD Secret Clearance (granted or renewed within the past 5 years)
• AS9100 Auditing experience
• AS9102 FAI experience