Sr Staff Engineer Quality
Northrop Grumman
- Baltimore, MD
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Applies data analytic skills and performs statistical analysis identify, assess cost, and prioritize the need for process change.
- Influences change on a broad scale. Develops and implements corrective/improvement actions at the process level. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements
- Demonstrates considerable innovation in identifying alternative approaches to problems.
- Leads team members toward the identification, development, and implementation of cost effective, efficient, and technologically driven solutions.
- Serves as an authority on broad technical areas.
- Provides technical leadership, direction and mentoring to other technical employees in the application of principles, tools, and techniques to achieve practical end results.
- Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
- Serves as organization spokesperson on multiple advanced projects and/or programs that have a direct impact on the sector (both technical and non-technical).
- Acts as advisor to management, co-workers and customers on advanced technical research studies and applications.
- Maintains critical external customer contact to understand their technical needs.
- Bachelor's degree in a related STEM field
- 14+ years of relevant experience; 12+ Years with Masters; 8+ Years with PhD
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance, US citizenship
- Excellent written and verbal interpersonal and confidence to brief senior management
- Foundation in Quality and Mission Excellence applications
- Ability to work in and lead cross-functional teams to resolve challenging problems and/or issues
- Working knowledge of SAP, ISE and CADSTAR
- Strong communication (written/oral) with training skills for all levels of the organization
- Identify and eliminate functional and organizational roadblocks to the operating system maturity
- Familiarity with proposals/estimates and Basis of Estimate (BOE) development
- Familiarity with Earned Value Management System (EVMS)
- Familiarity with dispositioning hardware for quality related issues in a manufacturing facility
- Familiarity with Material Review Board (MRB) process
- Familiarity with electrical or mechanical design requirements and specifications
- Green/Black Belt Certified in Lean Six-sigma
- Data Analytics and Statistical Analysis methods and techniques; Ability to perform quality-related data analysis
- Experience using Microsoft Excel, Minitab, Tableau or equivalent tools for statistical analysis
- Familiarity with Drive for Excellence (DFX) supplier quality and sustainment concepts
- Familiarity with Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) techniques
- Certified: IPC-A-600, 610, 620, 601, IPC-6012, Certified IPC Specialist (CIS), J-STD-001, MIL-STD-883 Certified
- SAP familiarity with Quality Notifications, Production Orders and Purchase Orders
- Experience with ISO9001 or AS9100 Quality Management System and AS9102 First Article Inspections (FAI)
- Cost Account Manager (CAM) Training with Baseline and ECAC development experience
- May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.