Quality Engineer - Aerospace Production, 10% Travel

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Radford (VA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Radford, VA (New River Energetics) seeks a Quality Engineer to develop and maintain QA systems for finished materials and work with engineering to ensure quality standards. You will manage contract and production readiness reviews and implement testing processes.

The role requires a STEM degree with 2+ years of experience and a proactive, detail-oriented mindset aligned with customer requirements and regulatory expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 2 years of experience or a Master’s degree in STEM.
• Ability to solve complex problems by evaluating information and data.
• Attention to details and the ability to multi-task.

Responsibilities

• Develops, modifies, applies, and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into finished products.
• Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing to ensure quality standards are in place.
• Manage contract and production readiness reviews to drive customer satisfaction.
• Designs inspection and testing processes, conducts QA tests and statistical analysis.
• Audits quality systems, conducts root cause investigations, and implements corrective actions.

Skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Job description

Northrop Grumman Radford, VA (New River Energetics) seeks a Quality Engineer to develop and maintain QA systems for finished materials and work with engineering to ensure quality standards. You will manage contract and production readiness reviews and implement testing processes.

The role requires a STEM degree with 2+ years of experience and a proactive, detail-oriented mindset aligned with customer requirements and regulatory expectations.