Quality Engineer Level 2

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Sector in Huntsville, AL seeks a Quality Engineer – Level 2. This 100% onsite role cannot accommodate telecommute and requires a Secret clearance at start. You will ensure quality compliance, analyze non-conformances, and lead root-cause investigations across engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree with 2 years (or a master’s with 0) and relevant QA/engineering experience. SAP/Jira and MIL-STDs knowledge are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience, or Master’s with 0 years.
• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application.
• Experience in Quality Assurance or Manufacturing/Process/Electrical/Mechanical engineering performing technical functions.

Responsibilities

• Assure program and subcontractor quality compliance per contractual requirements.
• Enforce adherence to PrOP, engineering drawings, program processes, and work instructions.
• Support process control implementation, in-process and final inspections, quality reviews, and audits.
• Analyze non-conformances and lead root cause investigations with preventive/corrective actions.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams to resolve quality issues.
• Prepare and maintain quality records, reports, and metrics per standards.
• Interpret and apply AS9100/ISO 9001, MAP, and QMS requirements.
• Lead documentation and resolution of hardware defects and MRB activities.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Process engineering

Manufacturing engineering

Electrical engineering

Mechanical engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SAP

Jira

MIL-STDs

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes 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’s Space Sector is seeking a Quality Engineer – Level 2 to join our team in Huntsville, AL. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

In this job, you will:

• 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, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Assurance Provisions (MAP), and Quality Management System (QMS) requirements.
• Interpret engineering drawings and MIL-STDs, including performing 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.

Other duties as assigned.

Basic 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with SAP (S4/HANA) for executing and documenting quality activities.
• Experience using Jira to track work through Kanban-style workflows.
• Experience supporting software quality activities (e.g., software process compliance, reviews, and defect tracking).
• Experience writing or reviewing hardware engineering drawings.
• IPC-620 CIS certification.
• Experience supporting an MDA program that utilizes MAP requirements.
• Experience conducting internal audits to ensure compliance to the AS9100 standard.

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Northrop Grumman Total Rewards Primary Level Salary Range: $79,600.00 - $119,400.00

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.

• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• 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.

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