RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 50% of the Time

Description

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 Mission Systems is looking for a Program Quality Engineer, assigned to the Charlottesville, VA site.

The selected candidate will:

Establish and apply technical knowledge in quality engineering, specification/standards, drawing interpretation, measurement and analysis methods, processes and products, and relevant technologies.

Identify and resolve technical and quality problems, issues, and defects on the production floor through problem-solving methodology, root cause investigations and root cause investigation and corrective action implementations.

Monitor and verify product quality in accordance with inspection plans, statistical processes, and/or other control procedures.

Interface directly with subcontractor personnel and assess both supplier quality and manufacturing processes and procedures.

Manage subcontractor requests for waivers, deviations and discrepancy reporting process.

Coordinate/collaborate with external quality teams in data gathering, problem-solving, and risk mitigation to ensure quality standards are in place and maintained.

Communicate program execution status and quality metrics to a wide audience of professionals and leadership.

Review and evaluate non-conforming material for compliance to drawings, specifications, and standards.

Provide engineering and manufacturing support for the inspection and quality engineering organization, while assisting in the corrective action board (CAB) and data-gathering and analysis.

Facilitate Root Cause and Corrective Action activities, and drive to closure.

Perform manufacturing assessments and audits while collaborating with the quality compliance team.

Conduct evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.

Be willing to travel to subcontractor sites (east coast U.S.) and customer sites (CONUS) to support final acceptance testing and customer buyoff.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in a related STEM field.

2+ Years experience in quality or manufacturing with Bachelors in Science; 0+ Years in quality or manufacturing with Masters

Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance

US citizenship.

Experience with an enterprise resource planning and/or manufacturing execution systems such as SAP.

Ability to travel a minimum of 50% (vendor & customer sites + NG Bethpage, NY site).

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with interpreting CAD data, blueprints and schematics.​

Experience to work in cross-functional teams to resolve problems or issues.

Experience working in Aerospace and/or Maritime in a manufacturing Quality role.

Experience in SAE AS9100 quality management system and related AS91xx standards, and IPC Industry Standards (J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, and/or IPC-A-620).

Salary Range: $70,200.00 - $105,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 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.