Quality Engineer — Secret Clearance, 10% Travel

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Rolling Meadows (IL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 119,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Engineer Quality in Rolling Meadows, IL to develop and uphold quality standards for manufacturing and engineering teams. You will partner with engineering and production to ensure conformance to specs and improve processes.

The role requires a STEM degree with experience in quality systems, root-cause analysis, and statistical methods, plus eligibility for a Secret Clearance. U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related STEM field with minimum of 2 years of experience in Quality, root-cause investigation, and/or technical functions in Manufacturing; Master's Degree in a related STEM field with of 0 years of experience.
• Root Cause Corrective Actions experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required

Responsibilities

• Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation, control systems, and protocols for processing materials into semis or finished products.
• Partner with engineering and manufacturing to establish and uphold quality standards.
• Design and implement inspection and testing processes; conduct quality assurance tests and analyses.
• Audit quality systems, identify deficiencies, and drive corrective actions that meet reliability standards and documentation requirements.
• Review contracts/SOWs/drawings to evaluate, interpret, and apply company policies and standards (ISO 9000, AS9102, MIL, IPC).
• Identify and remove barriers to quality improvement through root-cause analysis and corrective-action planning.
• Interface with production-floor roles and communicate clearly with stakeholders.
• Define and control quality characteristics; develop and validate control plans and work-instruction updates.
• Manage nonconformances across the facility and lead cross-functional containments.
• Use quality tools (flowcharts, Pareto, control charts) and benchmarking to drive improvements.
• Interpret technical drawings and specifications to verify compliance with design requirements.
• Facilitate team collaboration using brainstorming and conflict-resolution techniques.
• May specialize in design, engineering, incoming material, production control, or R&D as they apply to product quality.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Statistical Analysis

Quality Assurance

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

Tools

SAP

IPC CIS Certification

AS9100 Knowledge

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Engineer Quality in Rolling Meadows, IL to develop and uphold quality standards for manufacturing and engineering teams. You will partner with engineering and production to ensure conformance to specs and improve processes.

The role requires a STEM degree with experience in quality systems, root-cause analysis, and statistical methods, plus eligibility for a Secret Clearance. U.S. citizenship is required.