Associate Engineer Quality

There is currently an opening for an Associate Quality Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position falls under one of Northrop Grumman's Small Business Units, Sonoma Photonics, Inc. and will be located onsite in Santa Rosa, CA

Roles and Responsibilities: Develops, modifies, applies, and maintains quality evaluation, control systems, and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product. Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place. Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and metrology equipment. Designs and analyzes inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment, conducts quality assurance tests, and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications. Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction; ability to review data and documentation for accuracy and proper documentation practices. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements. May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material inspection, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.

Work will be conducted in both an office and lab/manufacturing environment with various temperatures and possible exposure to chemicals.

Basic Qualifications: A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

• Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

• Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree

• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

• Experience with statistical methods and analysis

• Ability to clearly present and communicate ideas, concepts, and plans

• Strong attention to detail

• Proficient with Microsoft Office including Word, PowerPoint, and Excel

• Excellent organizational skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with thin film optical materials and thin film characterization techniques

• Active DoD Security clearance

• Ability to model complex systems

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 all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.