Northrop Grumman · 15 hours ago
Engineer Mission Assurance / Principal Engineer Mission Assurance
Palmdale, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$92K/yr - $138K/yr
2+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading company in technological advancements, seeking a Quality Engineer focused on laboratory and technical writing. The role involves developing quality evaluation systems, conducting audits, and ensuring compliance with quality standards throughout the testing lifecycle.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Support inspection, software and supplier quality teams to drive quality into the design to ensure robust verification and validation processes
Participate in root cause and corrective action (RCCA) investigations to address non-conformances, ensuring effective resolution and continuous improvement
Develop non-conformance processing skills to initiate, disposition and collaborate with internal and external customers
Build fact based decision points through daily/weekly metrics and reviews
Support product qualification through execution of AS9100 FAI process
Partner with manufacturing operations to ensure quality standards are met
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline
2 years of experience in Quality or Mission Assurance
Knowledge of Root Cause Analysis processes
Experience with AS9100 laboratory requirements
As a condition of employment, the ability to obtain and maintain an DoD secret clearance and obtain program access per business needs
Bachelor's Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline
5 years of experience in Quality or Mission Assurance
Experience with Root Cause Analysis processes
Experience with AS9100 laboratory requirements
As a condition of employment, the ability to obtain and maintain an DoD secret clearance and obtain program access per business needs
Preferred
Experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, Change Management
Aerospace, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering background
Active DoD Secret clearance or higher
Microsoft Word and Excel
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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