Quality Assurance Specialist

4 weeks ago


Goleta, California, United States Northrop Grumman Full time

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Quality Engineer to join our team at Northrop Grumman's Mission Enabling Products, Deployables. The successful candidate will support the requirements of the solar arrays and deployables manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop, modify, apply and maintain quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.
  • Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
  • Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment; conduct quality assurance tests; and perform statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
  • Audit quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.
  • Ensure that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements.
  • Process complex non-conformances and complex Material Review dispositions from initiation through completion, via collaboration and coordination of dispositions with internal and external customers, present same to internal and external customers to ensure timely dispositions in support of Production schedule.
  • May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality. May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline with 2 years of relevant experience in quality assurance.
  • Experience working within Quality Management Systems and AS9100.
  • Initiating and processing discrepancies and corrective action.
  • Experience conducting Material Review Board.
  • Experience performing root cause analysis including documentation and presentation.
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating and collaborating with all manufacturing departments and interfacing with customer representatives.
  • US citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Preferred candidates would have knowledge of advanced engineering and manufacturing processes.
  • Preferred candidates would have training and successful application of lean principles.
  • Preferred candidates would be proficient in ERP and MES systems.
  • Knowledge of mechanical and non-destructive inspection techniques and tools.
  • Experience with complex BOM's, composites, solar array and boom manufacturing.
  • CDR, MRR, TRR process experience.
  • Composites Bonding, Composites Testing.
  • J –STD Soldering, Crimping, IPC Specs, Solar Cell Visual inspection, Manufacturing Planning review.
  • Key Characteristics Control Planning, Gage R&R and MSA analysis, First Past Yield analysis, Continual Improvement.

Salary Range: $79,300 - $118,900

Benefits: 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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.



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