Andrew Adachi
Linthicum Heights
Summary
Accomplished Principal Quality Engineer with a Mechanical Engineering background. Passion for analyzing mechanical and thermal systems with a desire to apply the same principles and processes to electrical and RF systems. Looking to bring component level and material properties knowledge collected through quality experience with existing MatLab and data experience to better analyze and interpret test results to lead to mitigate test inefficiencies.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Quality Engineer
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
02.2021 - Current
- Participate and lead multidisciplinary teams consisting of Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering and Vendors to resolve quality issues and minimize schedule impact
- Verify vendor component and assembly level defects through physical, optical and electrical measuring devices
- Teach and mentor junior quality engineers/inspectors on day-to-day tasks, inspections, process questions, requirement flow downs and interpretation
- Maintain the flow, segregation and disposition on incoming and shop floor vendor rejected material
- Guide EMD programs on requirements and quality controls to ensure product and site conformance and preserve validity of test results
College Technical Intern
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
05.2019 - 08.2020
- Audit and summarize DFARs requirements
- Create and present DFARs awareness for new and existing flow downs like Hexavalent Chromium
- Assist in leading VSMs and RCCAs for process and hardware issues
- Update and redesign Continuous Improvement tools and templates used for RCCA
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Egineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA12-2020
Skills
- Non-conformance reports
- Production traceability
- Process optimization
- MatLab Data Processing and Analysis
- Siemens NX
- SAP and MES
Accomplishments
- Deploy Apopka and Amherst MS sites to new S4 SAP system aligned to AS/DS/IS sector processes
- Lead team of 20+ quality engineers in BLC Kitting MA Audit effort, reducing discrepant deliveries to BWI manufacturing floor by 90%
Timeline
Principal Quality Engineer
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
02.2021 - Current
College Technical Intern
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
05.2019 - 08.2020
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Egineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
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