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Engineer Quality
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-California-Sunnyvale
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be 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 talented Engineer Quality to join our team in Sunnyvale, CA. This role supports production activities for marine propulsion and power generation equipment. This is a 100% on-site role. What you'll get to do: • Assist in developing, modifying, applying, and maintaining quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into semi-finished or finished product. • Partner with engineering and manufacturing under the guidance of senior staff to establish and uphold quality standards, including supporting MRB activities to address quality issues and maintain production flow. • Support audits of quality systems, help identify deficiencies, and participate in implementing corrective actions that meet reliability standards and documentation requirements. • Help revise and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment. • Review contracts, statements of work (SOWs), and drawings with oversight to evaluate, interpret, and apply company practices and applicable standards (e.g., ISO 9000, AS9102, MIL, IPC). • Participate in root cause analysis and corrective action planning to identify and remove barriers to quality improvement. • Interface with production floor personnel (inspection, assembly, operations) and communicate clearly with team members and stakeholders. • Support definition and control of quality characteristics for products, processes, and services; assist in developing and validating control plans and updating work instructions. • Help manage nonconformances across the facility, including supporting cross-functional containment activities to ensure product compliance. • Interpret technical drawings and specifications, including GD&T, with guidance, to verify compliance with design requirements. • Contribute to team collaboration activities, including brainstorming, problem-solving, and conflict resolution discussions. • Apply basic Lean and Six Sigma quality engineering concepts, tools, and methodologies in support of production and continuous improvement initiatives. • The ideal candidate must be able to communicate written and verbally in a team environment. The ideal candidate must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suit (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and communicate written and verbally in a team environment. Basic Qualifications for the Engineer Quality: • Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) field with a minimum of 2 years of engineering experience in Quality Assurance (e.g., investigating failures and identifying root causes) or in Manufacturing, Process, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering performing technical job functions; Master’s degree in a STEM field with 0+ years of