Quality Engineer II — Secret Clearance, 50% Travel

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards program

Health insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Quality Engineer – Level 2 for our Space Sector. This onsite role focuses on ensuring supplier and program quality, applying AS9100/ISO standards and MIL-STDs, and driving process improvements across engineering and manufacturing teams.

The position requires a Secret clearance, a bachelor’s or master’s degree with relevant experience, and a track record in quality assurance or related engineering fields. Competitive benefits accompany the role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience.
• Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope.
• Experience in Quality Assurance (e.g., investigating failures and identifying root causes), or Manufacturing, Process, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering performing technical job functions.

Responsibilities

• Assure program and subcontractor quality compliance in accordance with contractual requirements.
• Implement and enforce adherence to PrOP, engineering drawings, program processes, and work instructions to meet program quality objectives.
• Support process control implementation, in-process and final inspections, quality review, and conduct internal process audits.
• Analyze non-conformances and lead root cause investigations, documenting preventive and corrective actions.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams to resolve quality issues and drive process improvements.
• Prepare and maintain quality records, reports, and metrics in accordance with Northrop Grumman and industry standards.
• Interpret and apply AS9100/ISO 9001, MAP, and QMS requirements.
• Interpret engineering drawings and MIL-STDs, including drawing reviews and approvals.
• Lead documentation and resolution of hardware defects and quality non-conformances, including MRB activities.
• Provide hardware production oversight, as needed, to ensure adherence to quality requirements and program objectives.
• Lead and implement continuous improvement initiatives to reduce process and non-conformance risk.
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• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Quality Assurance

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

Documentation

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Jira

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Quality Engineer – Level 2 for our Space Sector. This onsite role focuses on ensuring supplier and program quality, applying AS9100/ISO standards and MIL-STDs, and driving process improvements across engineering and manufacturing teams.

The position requires a Secret clearance, a bachelor’s or master’s degree with relevant experience, and a track record in quality assurance or related engineering fields. Competitive benefits accompany the role.