Quality Engineer OR Principal Quality Engineer (Level 2 or 3)

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 Space System's Launch Vehicles team is currently seeking a Quality Engineer/ Principal Quality Engineer to join our team in Chandler, AZ.

Role description & Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting manufacturing and test activities for electronic assemblies used in various space launch vehicles. Specific duties may include: supporting development of processes and procedures for the assembly and test of mechanical/electronic assemblies; reviewing and approving drawings; documenting and dispositioning hardware discrepancies and pursuing root cause and corrective actions; supporting required MRB processing; perform inspection of components and assemblies; supporting manufacturing activities with supervisors, program engineers and various customer organizations; reviewing design changes on WIP or completed assemblies; analyzing data for trends and recommending changes to improve process and product quality, interfacing with suppliers for auditing and corrective action/continuous improvement related to component assemblies and parts.

If this is you, you will:

• Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.

• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.

• Devise and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.

• Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms, and equipment; conducting quality assurance tests; and performing statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.

• Audit quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.

• Ensure that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements.

• May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.

• May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.

This is a dual level req, which can be filled as a Quality Engineer OR Principal Quality Engineer.

Basic Qualifications:

For level 2: Quality Engineer: 2 year's relevant post-graduation experience with a Bachelor’s of Science or Master's Degree + 0 year's of experience

For level 3: Principal Quality Engineer: 5 year's relevant post-graduation experience with Bachelor of Science or 3 year's relevant experience with Masters or PhD with O year's experience

Additional Required Skills

• Ideal candidate shall possess related work experience working with mechanical/electrical assemblies, pneumatic systems, structures, and tooling. 

• Work related experience demonstrating increasing levels of responsibility.

• Proficient at planning /organization, and decision-making skills.

• Security Clearance

  *Requires current /active secret clearance minimum

Preferred Qualifications:

• Should have a demonstrated ability to work with minimal oversight and in a multi-discipline team environment, providing insight and solutions to complicated issues both technical and procedural.

• Discrepancy Reporting and MRB is highly desirable. 

• System integration and range safety experience a plus.

• Extensive Root Cause and Problem-Solving experience is highly desirable.

• Experience working with TipQa, MES, and CostPoint software is a Plus

Salary Range: $66,600 USD - $99,800 USD

Salary Range 2: $82,000 USD - $123,000 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.