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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Staff Quality Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals located in Palmdale, CA. Telecommuting/remote is not an option for this position.This position’s standard work schedule is a 4/10 work week, to allow employees every Friday off.
Essential Functions:
Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product. Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place. Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment. Designs and analyzes inspection and testing processes, mechanisms and equipment; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications. Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction. Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements. 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.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in STEM related field and 14 years or Master's degree in STEM or 9 years with a PhD in STEM with related experience in supporting mission/quality assurance, systems engineering, systems integration, software engineering, software development, software test processes, hardware engineering and development or program management.
Solid written and verbal interpersonal, communication skills and confidence to brief senior management with a solid foundation in Mission Assurance applications.
Good understanding of the specific AS9100 Standards impacting program performance.
Current Secret security clearance and ability to obtain program access.
Ability to relay and receive information, negotiate and integrate different viewpoints. Ability to apply and/or develop technologies, scientific principles, theories and concepts.
Preferred Qualifications:
Quality Assurance experience
Knowledge of RCCA process
Excellent data analysis skills
Current Top Secret/SCI security clearance and program access
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