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Sr Prncpl Eng Supplier Quality

Northrop Grumman

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Compensation
$118–176K/yr
Location
MD
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Secret clearance

Job overview

Northrop Grumman seeks an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer for its Supplier Performance Management Field Engineering team, supporting programs and suppliers across the United States and internationally. The role conducts supplier inspections, audits, surveillance, and corrective-action work to improve supplier performance and mitigate quality risks. It requires up to 75% travel and offers a 9/80 schedule; the preferred location is the New York region, with Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Maryland as options.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Team CollaborationNegotiationPrioritizationSpecification Compliance ReviewsFirst Article InspectionsSource InspectionsContinuous ImprovementCorrective ActionRoot Cause AnalysisData AnalysisProcess AuditingProduct AuditingCapacity AssessmentSupplier SurveillanceCross-Functional LeadershipSupplier Quality Risk ManagementSupplier EngagementQuality System AuditingData PresentationOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationContracting PrinciplesMentoringPlanningSchedulingISO 9001AS9100J-STD-001IPC-a-600IPC-a-610IPC-a-620MIL-STD-883Six SigmaLeanAS9102Geometric Dimensioning and TolerancingANSI Y14.5M

Qualifications

Bachelor's or Master's Degree8 Years Quality Engineering Experience6 Years Quality Engineering ExperienceSecret ClearanceUS CitizenshipASQ Lead Auditor CertificationCQE CertificationCQM Certification

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 75% 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.

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to join our Supplier Performance Management Field Engineering team. This team supports programs with suppliers across the United States and Internationally. The preferred location is in the New York region. (Preferably Syracuse / Rochester area). Optional locations are Connecticut, New Hampshire or Maryland.

This position works a 9/80 schedule and will travel an estimated 75%.

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate in a team environment, negotiate and integrate different viewpoints, prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish the project results.

  • Represent the company with credibility, confidence and professionalism.

  • Perform Specification Compliance Reviews, First Article Inspections and Source inspections on various categories of hardware such as PWBs, CCAs, cables and connectors, microelectronics, electro-mechanical systems, power supplies, and has a strong background in mechanical.

  • Understands continuous process improvement (CI) and can effectively develop and execute CI initiatives and activities.

  • Initiate Corrective Action Plans and work with suppliers, manufacturing and engineering personnel to identify root cause and ensure robust corrective actions are implemented.

  • Analyze and interpret data to identify suppliers’ process issues and developing solutions

  • Perform process and product audits along with capacity assessments to ensure the supplier's processes are robust and capable, as well as compliant to Military and Space requirements.

  • Effectively perform supplier surveillance activities designed to manage and improve supplier performance, productivity, and process validation.

  • Apply technologies, scientific principles, theories and concepts to analyze and audit our suppliers’ processes and capabilities.

  • Capable of leading cross-functional teams in pursuit of performance improvements aligned to department and organizational goals

  • Mitigate supplier quality risk to prevent/minimize business impact from supplied material defects

  • Proactive reduction and prevention of supplied material defect occurrences and verification of supplied material defect claims

  • Lead on-site supplier engagements, including performance reviews and Quality System audits

  • Be able to analyze and present data to all levels of leadership

  • Strong communication skills (both oral and written)

  • Understands general contracting principles in a Department of Defense and commercial environment

  • Establish positive working relationships with suppliers and internal teams

  • Develop and mentor new field engineers.

  • Must be a self-starter able to plan and schedule the required activities and must be flexible to accommodate urgent program needs.

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Basic Qualifications for a Supplier Quality Engineer 4 are:

  • Bachelors and a minimum of 8 years of experience in Quality, Manufacturing or Design Engineering and/or Continuous Improvement or a Masters degree and a minimum of 6 years of in Quality, Manufacturing or Design Engineering and/or Continuous Improvement

  • Experience with ISO 9001 or AS9100 requirements

  • Must be able to travel up to 75% of the Time

  • Experience in root cause analysis and corrective action

  • Experience with J-STD-001, IPC-A-600, 610, 620 or Mil-Std-883

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance. US Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Active Secret Clearance.

  • Experience working in the defense industry.

  • Manufacturing engineering experience in PWB, CCAs, microelectronics, RF devices, electro-mechanical systems, Power Supplies, and an extensive background in mechanical.

  • Certification in J-STD-001, IPC-A-600, 610, 620 or Mil-Std-883.

  • Experience with Space Requirements

  • Six Sigma or Lean certifications.

  • Lead auditor experience to ISO 9001 and AS9100, AS9102 requirements.

  • Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (ANSI Y14.5M)

  • ASQ Lead Auditor, CQE, CQM Certification

Primary Level Salary Range: $117,500.00 - $176,300.00

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: Engineering

How this job compares

Set against the 680 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$118–176K/yr
  • US median$99–155K/yr419 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $147K, is 17% above the US median midpoint ($126K) — in the middle half of Supplier Quality Engineer salary ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 680 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs across the US. 6% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience — more than three in four Supplier Quality Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 583 postings).
Education
355 of the 680 open Supplier Quality Engineer jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 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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