Quality Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: No 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 Mission Systems is seeking a Quality Analyst to join our team located in Salt Lake City, UT .   What you will get to do : • Develop and implement program quality plans, programs, and procedures using statistical quality control statistics, lean manufacturing concepts, and six-sigma tools and analyses. • Ensures that performance and quality products conform to established company and regulatory standards. • Reviews, analyzes and reports on quality discrepancies related to assembly, process, mechanical, electrical and electro-mechanical systems. • Investigates problems and develops disposition and corrective actions for recurring discrepancies. • Interfaces with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met. • Recommends corrective actions, dispositions and modifications. • Work with the Vendor Material Disposition Area (VMDA) group • Work alongside Receiving Inspection group and aid in inspection as needed.   The ideal candidate must be able to communicate written and verbally to interface with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met, and have the ability to recommend corrective actions, dispositions, and modifications.   Basic Qualifications for the Quality Analyst: • Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2 years of work experience; Master’s degree with 0 or more years of relevant work experience: Associates degree with 4 years of experience: OR 6 years of experience of in lieu of degree. • Experience with corrective‑action processes, quality processes/procedures, and validation/qualification methodologies. • Experience developing and implement program quality plans, programs, and procedures using statistical quality control statistics, lean manufacturing concepts, and six-sigma tools and analyses. • Experience reviewing and analyzing reports on quality discrepancies related to assembly, process, mechanical, electrical and electro-mechanical systems. • Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance. • U.S. citizenship required.   Preferred Qualifications: • Demonstrated experience in process‑improvement methodologies. • Auditing experience, including audit planning and corrective‑action verification. • Facilitation experience for team development and cross‑functional collaboration. • Belt or Black‑Belt certification.  • Experience with GD&T and Blueprints. • Experience with First‑Article Inspection criteria. • Experience with SAP transaction processes. • Experience with VMDA processes • Experience with Receiving Inspection process. #MPR #QMACMP Primary Level Salary Range: $65,500.00 - $98,300.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers su