Quality Engineer /Principal Quality Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No 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. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Quality Engineer /Principal Quality Engineer – Level 2 or Level 3 to join our team in Baltimore, MD. In this role you will support Safety & Mission Assurance activities during integration, test, and launch operations. This role helps ensure flight hardware integrity, payload readiness, full pedigree traceability, and compliance with customers and regulatory requirements. The position requires technical judgement, real-time risk management, and direct engagement with test and launch operations to ensure mission success. Responsible for performing or assuring quality, drawing interpretations, data trending analysis, and maintainability of program requirements. This position is in Baltimore, MD and reports to the Eastern Region Senior Manager, Integration, Test & Launch Quality. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. In this job, you will: QE Related Tasks 50% Support process control, in-process and final inspections, audits, and quality reviews. Analyze non-conformances and lead root cause investigations, documenting preventive and corrective actions. Collaborate closely with engineers, manufacturing teams, and suppliers to resolve quality issues and improve processes. Prepare and maintain quality records, reports, and metrics in accordance with industry standards. Interpret and apply AS9100/ISO 9001 standards and Quality Management System (QMS) requirements. Utilize statistical process controls and quality tools to ensure consistent product quality. Collaborate with engineering/cross-functional teams including manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place Interpretation of drawings and MIL-STDs Dispositioning and handling of HW defects and non-conformances Participate in the resolution of any quality requirements non-conformance, Standard Repairs or exceptions (MRB, DTO, etc.) Lead and implement Continuous Improvements to reduce defect count on manufacturing floor Implement and enforce adherence to PrOp, CADSTAR drawings, Work Instructions to fit program quality objectives Support implementation methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment 50% - Data mining/Quality Metrics Maintain Key Performance Metrics ( CoPQ, test data, etc.) and Charts used to identify trends and track performance process and quality performance Run weekly/monthly data/adhoc data requests Must have