2027 Associate Quality Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Palmdale (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks an Associate Quality Engineer to join our Mission Assurance team in Palmdale, CA. This on-site role features a 4/10 work week, offering every Friday off to support work-life balance while addressing critical aerospace quality responsibilities.

The candidate will implement mission assurance, drive root-cause analysis, and coordinate cross-functional engineering activities to meet stringent contractual and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field by March 2027.
• Majored in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial & Systems Engineering or similar STEM field.
• Ability to obtain/maintain U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).
• Final security clearance and program special access required prior to employment.

Responsibilities

• Implement Mission Assurance principles across the program ensuring compliance with contractual, regulatory and NG requirements.
• Coordinate and implement engineering activities ensuring IP-related plans have quality, completeness and detail.
• Execute an integrated mission assurance plan aligned with contractual requirements and stakeholder goals.
• Advocate and implement continuous improvement to increase NG process efficiency and effectiveness.
• Investigate quality problems and perform root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Provide technical guidance and plan resolutions for technical issues.
• Support program engineering processes from inception to completion.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Interpersonal communication

Quality Assurance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Industrial & Systems Engineering

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 is seeking an Associate Quality Engineer. This position will be located fully on-site at our Aeronautics Sector in Palmdale, CA.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Assurance organization. This position’s standard work schedule is a 4/10 work week, to allow employees every Friday off.

Example Responsibilities

• Responsible for the implementation of Mission Assurance principles across the program to ensure compliance with contractual, regulatory and NG requirements
• Support coordination and implementation of all engineering activities, ensuring all individual IPT plans are sufficient quality, completeness, and detail (technical, cost, schedule)
• Execute an integrated mission assurance plan for the program along with supporting plans that align with contractual requirements and stakeholder goals
• Advocates and implements continuous improvement opportunities, identifying and executing tasks to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of NG processes
• Investigates quality problems, issues, and failures through root cause investigation and corrective action implementation
• Performs technical issue assessment, provides technical guidance, and plans for resolution
• Support and provide guidance for all program engineering processes from project inception to project completion

Basic Qualifications For An Associate Quality Engineer (T01)

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 by March 2027.
• Be majoring in or having majored in Aerospace Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial & Systems Engineering, or similar STEM 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 (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).
• Final approved U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special Access will be required prior to commencement of employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher
• Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular).
• Current Active Secret or Top Secret clearance
• Inactive Secret or Top Secret clearance, debriefed within the last two years

Pay Range

$69,400 - $104,000/year

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.