Northrop Grumman · 1 day ago
Quality Engineer (Level 3 or 4)
West Burlington, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$85K/yr - $159K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements, seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to support their Large Caliber Ammunition Program. The role involves providing Quality Engineering and Mission Assurance support, ensuring supplier compliance with quality requirements, and performing on-site monitoring of manufacturing processes.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Perform on-site monitoring of manufacturing lines and supplier production processes
In conjunction with the Supplier Quality team, perform assessments of suppliers’ capabilities and conformance to their Quality System
Act as an extension of the Plymouth Program Quality team that is empowered to exercise discretion in real time situations when initiative is required due to time or communications constraints
Ensure supplier maintains compliance to contract quality requirements, including their compliance to their Quality System processes
Provide expertise and guidance to program teams and suppliers on quality assurance, quality systems, tools, training, problem solving, statistical analysis and continuous improvement opportunities applicable to the supported supplier
Work with the supplier for timely maintenance and review of process capability analysis such as Cpk and Ppk calculation and SPC updates and monitoring
Perform Source Inspection and support on site Acceptance Testing at the supplier for completed product. This will include working with customer representatives as needed, including DCMA and / or Customer Program Office representatives
Support and/or lead Quality elements of any failure investigations tied to the supplier in conjunction with the Program Quality team, Supplier Quality team and customers. Provide assistance with technical diagnosis of root cause analysis and implementation of corrective actions with resolution of customer complaints or field failures. Develop solutions as appropriate to eliminate the recurrence of the issue
If non-conformances are identified at the supplier work with the NG program team to guide the supplier Operations and Manufacturing Engineering teams to initiate effective containment, investigation, and countermeasure activities to prevent defect outflow both in-house at the supplier and to Customers
Review drawings for inspection capability and conformance to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing standards
Work with the specific Program Quality Engineers on supplier related documentation including: identifying quality flow down requirements for the supplier, understanding and communicating inspection requirements with the supplier, working with the program to conduct PO reviews with the supplier, working with the program to conduct Build and Production Readiness Reviews with the supplier and provide assistance with creation and maintenance of Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL) data requirements
Evaluate manufacturing methods and inspection capabilities. Provide Quality input to the Northrop Grumman Program team on supplier manufacturing processes including inspection and key characteristics
Report status on supplier tasks and readiness to program management, quality management and customers
Qualification
Required
Bachelor of science degree in STEM discipline plus 5 years of experience as Quality Engineer, or master's degree plus 3 years of experience
Experience working in a Quality role in a regulated industry (i.e. Aerospace/Defense, Medical Device, Automotive, Nuclear, etc…)
Experience in a Manufacturing environment
Must be a US Citizen
Must be able to obtain and maintain a government Secret Clearance
Driven self-starter with high initiative and motivated self-learner with the ability to work independently
Strong background in inspection equipment, techniques and general knowledge of Metrology and Calibration
Solid understanding of Drawings and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
Solid knowledge of Quality tools and skills (Statistics, DOE, Measurement System Evaluation, FMEA)
Experience facilitating Root Cause Corrective Action activities involving multiple functions and / or organizations
Excellent verbal and written communications skills with internal / external customers
Preferred
Manufacturing experience with metals, electronics or energetic products production
Six Sigma Green or Black Belt formal certification
Experience in a Defense contract environment
Familiarity with AS9100 Quality Management Systems
ASQ Quality Engineer Certification (CQE) or equivalent
Experience with TIPQA
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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