Quality Manager 1

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 95,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Overtime and shift differential

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Quality Manager 1 for the Mission Assurance group in Clearfield, UT. You will define and monitor program specifications, lead a team responsible for final inspection of aerospace parts, and ensure compliance with customer requirements and aerospace standards.

Responsibilities include inspection planning, training, nonconformance actions, and driving continuous improvement. Competitive salary ranges and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• HS diploma with 4+ years in Quality or related field.
• 1 year of prior management/leadership experience.
• Ability to obtain/maintain US Govt clearance and PAR.

Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of quality, accountability, teamwork, and safety across the inspection organization.
• Lead, develop, and manage a team responsible for final inspection of aerospace composite detail parts.
• Oversee final acceptance activities, including visual, dimensional, and documentation review against drawings, models, specifications, and work instructions.
• Ensure compliance with customer requirements, internal quality standards, and applicable aerospace quality system requirements.
• Direct inspection planning, acceptance criteria, training, certification, and daily execution for final inspection personnel.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain to resolve product quality issues and support production flow.
• Lead nonconformance review, containment actions, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Drive continuous improvement in first-pass yield, defect reduction, escape prevention, and overall inspection effectiveness.
• Ensure inspection tools, gauges, and equipment are properly maintained, calibrated, and used effectively.
• Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits and ensure timely closure of findings.
• Maintain accurate records, traceability, and configuration control for inspected hardware and supporting documentation.
• Identify and implement efficiency improvements in inspection work cells to optimize workflow, throughput, and effective use of resources.

Skills

Quality management

Leadership

Inspection/QA processes

Root cause analysis

Education

High School Diploma

4+ years of experience in Quality or related field

Ability to obtain/maintain US Govt clearance and PAR

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Quality Manager 1 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Mission Assurance organization. This leadership role is located at Clearfield, UT. The Quality Manger 1 will have the responsibility of defining and monitoring mission assurance program specifications and processes to ensure mission success of programs, which will include the following responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

• Promote a culture of quality, accountability, teamwork, and safety across the inspection organization.
• Lead, develop, and manage a team responsible for final inspection of aerospace composite detail parts.
• Oversee final acceptance activities, including visual, dimensional, and documentation review against drawings, models, specifications, and work instructions.
• Ensure compliance with customer requirements, internal quality standards, and applicable aerospace quality system requirements.
• Direct inspection planning, acceptance criteria, training, certification, and daily execution for final inspection personnel.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain to resolve product quality issues and support production flow.
• Lead nonconformance review, containment actions, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Drive continuous improvement in first-pass yield, defect reduction, escape prevention, and overall inspection effectiveness.
• Ensure inspection tools, gauges, and equipment are properly maintained, calibrated, and used effectively.
• Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits and ensure timely closure of findings.
• Maintain accurate records, traceability, and configuration control for inspected hardware and supporting documentation.
• Identify and implement efficiency improvements in inspection work cells to optimize workflow, throughput, and effective use of resources.

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma with at least 4 years of experience in Quality or related field
• Must have 1 year of prior management/leadership experience
• Ability to obtain/maintain US Govt clearance and PAR

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior composite manufacturing experience

Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, We pioneer setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.

Primary Level Salary Range: $95,000.00 - $142,600.00

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.

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
• Annual bonuses
• Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives

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.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across many areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space – our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.