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Palmdale, CA (On-Site/Office)
Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr Principal Supplier Quality Engineer for the Palmdale, CA location.
Specific tasks will include, but are not limited to:
• Support program by investigating supplier caused issues and provide solutions on resultant actions to mitigate escape and impact on the production line or to the customer.
• Work with other NGC sites, Melbourne, Moss Point, Palmdale, Redondo, El Segundo etc. for impact and reach across. Provides Supplier Quality (SQ) leadership for the program and is the point of contact for all supplier related activities and actions.
• Collaborates with program management, engineering, Global Supply Chain, functional leadership, and Supplier Management Teams to ensure that all procurements meet or exceed the requirements of external and internal customers.
• Foster proactive relationships with all program functions and leadership to ensure timely and accurate execution of the SQ statement of work (SOW). Generates and presents supplier performance metrics to support program (i.e., Program Corrective Action Boards) and customer reviews.
• Support SQ requirements development, supplier classification designation (Critical, Key and Standard), supplier pre-award capability assessments, source selection evaluations, supplier quality audits, and supplier performance assessments.
• Evaluates supplier-non-conformances, identify negative performance trends and failures for supplier root cause investigation and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Reviews and accepts supplier Corrective Action responses.
• Preform stock purges on nonconforming materials and generate MES nonconformance tags accordingly.
• Tracks and manages supplier Corrective Actions, Stock Purge activities, non-conformance documentations, and related activities.
• Keeps management apprised of supplier performance, quality status and risks.
• Determines the resources required to execute the SQ SOW to ensure team success, leads the resources, and ensures the resources are adequately trained.
• Extensive use of electronic Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP, MES, SEP, SIT PDM etc.)
• Support onsite, QMS, and customer audits for Supplier Quality
Basic Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Specific tasks will include, but are not limited to:
• Support program by investigating supplier caused issues and provide solutions on resultant actions to mitigate escape and impact on the production line or to the customer.
• Work with other NGC sites, Melbourne, Moss Point, Palmdale, Redondo, El Segundo etc. for impact and reach across. Provides Supplier Quality (SQ) leadership for the program and is the point of contact for all supplier related activities and actions.
• Collaborates with program management, engineering, Global Supply Chain, functional leadership, and Supplier Management Teams to ensure that all procurements meet or exceed the requirements of external and internal customers.
• Foster proactive relationships with all program functions and leadership to ensure timely and accurate execution of the SQ statement of work (SOW). Generates and presents supplier performance metrics to support program (i.e., Program Corrective Action Boards) and customer reviews.
• Support SQ requirements development, supplier classification designation (Critical, Key and Standard), supplier pre-award capability assessments, source selection evaluations, supplier quality audits, and supplier performance assessments.
• Evaluates supplier-non-conformances, identify negative performance trends and failures for supplier root cause investigation and implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Reviews and accepts supplier Corrective Action responses.
• Preform stock purges on nonconforming materials and generate MES nonconformance tags accordingly.
• Tracks and manages supplier Corrective Actions, Stock Purge activities, non-conformance documentations, and related activities.
• Keeps management apprised of supplier performance, quality status and risks.
• Determines the resources required to execute the SQ SOW to ensure team success, leads the resources, and ensures the resources are adequately trained.
• Extensive use of electronic Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP, MES, SEP, SIT PDM etc.)
• Support onsite, QMS, and customer audits for Supplier Quality
Basic Qualifications:
- 8 Years with Bachelors in Science; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD in Aerospace industry with experience in Manufacturing, Quality Engineering or Engineering
- Ability obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance
- Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) experience with use of investigation tools (5Y, Fishbone, ETC.)
- Understanding of Quality Management System Standards including AS9100, AS9102, and AS5553
- SAP experience, specifically with the Supplier Quality transactions
- Working knowledge of using MES
Preferred Qualifications:
- Active DoD Secret Clearance
- Experience with the NGAS Procurement Processes including the Supplier Quality Assurance requirements (SQAR)
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