
Sentinel Sr Principal Quality Analyst
Roy, UTFull-time$101–152K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Northrop Grumman seeks a Senior Principal Quality Analyst in Roy, Utah, supporting the SDS Division and Sentinel program. The role supports mission assurance, quality planning, risk assessment, corrective actions, program metrics, and conditional acceptance of hardware. Candidates need a qualifying degree and experience or may substitute four years of experience for a degree, along with an active DoD Secret clearance.
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom, democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have a lot of fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible.
Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Quality Analyst. This position is located In Roy, Utah and supports the SDS Division.
What You’ll Get To Do:
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Qualified candidates will support MA functions to ensure mission success
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Performs or assures quality, risk management, safety, reliability and maintainability of Sentinel achievements.
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Assesses Sentinel performance and risks, also determines resources to ensure mission assurance.
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Assist the Program Quality Managers (PQM) with all Sentinel Mission Assurance /Program Management requirements.
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Support, develop, implement and maintain the Sentinel Program Quality Plans.
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Assist PQM in preparation and execution of Program Preventive and Corrective Action Board (PCAB).
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Develop and maintain Sentinel Program Metrics. Assist in the preparation of the Program Management Program Review packages.
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Support PQM with Sentinel Customer Corrective Action Requests. Support IPT MA & QE in Conditional Acceptance requirements and flow down.
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Monitor timely closure of Conditionally Accepted hardware and work corrective actions with IPT MA & QEs
Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
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Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
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401k
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Educational Assistance
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Life Insurance
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Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
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Paid Time Off
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Health & Wellness Resources
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Employee Discounts
This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off
Basic Qualificaitons:
Senior Principal Quality Analyst: Bachelor's degree and 8 years of quality/inspecting/manufacturing experience; or a master’s degree and 6 years of quality/inspecting/manufacturing experience. 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
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Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
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Experience in developing and implementing Mission Assurance or Quality Assurance plans.
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Working Knowledge of Quality Assurance and Quality Management Systems.
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Strong analytical, testing, and problem-solving skills.
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Experience with manufacturing, quality controls, inspection and/or non-conformance controls.
Preferred Qualifications:
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Experience with Mission Assurance Engineering and Quality Engineering practices
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Experience in process monitoring, data collection, analysis, and metric reporting for overall program and segments
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Experience in ICBMs or Aerospace programs.
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Project Management Professional or other formal project management training.
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Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) processes.
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Knowledge of one or more of the following: Mil-Std, J-STD, IPC inspection, and assembly criteria.
Primary Level Salary Range: $101,400.00 - $152,200.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
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 our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Job Category: Mission and Quality Assurance
How this job compares
Set against the 5,005 open Quality Assurance jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 28, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$101–152K/yr
- Utah median$89–134K/yr39 salary ranges
- US median$88–143K/yr2,242 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $127K, is 13% above the Utah median midpoint ($112K) — in the middle half of Quality Assurance salary ranges in Utah.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 93 open Quality Assurance jobs in Utah and 5,005 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Utah
- Northrop Grumman (this employer)18 open
- ALBANY INTERNATIONAL, CORP.6 open
- L3Harris5 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Quality Assurance postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 3,856 postings).
- Education
- 1,838 of the 5,005 open Quality Assurance jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 28, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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