Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 day ago
Quality Engineer
United States-Alabama-Huntsville
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$80K/yr - $119K/yr
2+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking a Quality Engineer to join their team in Huntsville, AL. The role involves supporting the IBCS program by ensuring products and services meet quality standards and promoting mission success through effective quality management processes.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Review and extract quality assurance requirements from documentation
Establish, implement, and maintain program mission assurance plans and practices used to ensure products and tools conform to company standards of excellence
Support tailoring and implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) policies and procedures, including performing internal compliance audits and bringing non-conformances to resolution
Interpret mission assurance requirements and ensure those requirements are integrated into program plans, specifications, and product documents
Ensure compliance with contract program, quality, organizational, and industry alert requirements
Provide oversight into discrepancy review and failure investigations, as well as root cause and corrective action determinations. Analyze and interpret trends and implement improvements to key metrics
Represent Mission Assurance at various program reviews and review boards that may include but are not limited to Material Review Board (MRB), Configuration Control Board (CCB), Failure Review Board (FRB), Program Management Reviews (PMR), Safety Review Board (SRB), Software Peer Reviews, Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), and Corrective Action Board (CAB)
Contractor Data Requirements (CDRL) reviews, supplier audits, and inspections
Witness software testing, qualification, and Integration and Test
Provide Lab support and lab verification in preparation for software testing
Develop and deliver metrics and reports as needed
Collaborate with Program and Engineering management on program quality planning and the establishment of program quality objectives
Collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, and other functions to ensure quality standards are in place and met and to help resolve issues
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in engineering or related STEM field with 2 Years of related experience; No experience required with a Master's degree
Able to read documentation such as contractual standards, program plans, statement of work, requirements, software specs, test plans/procedures, and software test reports. The individual should be able to interpret requirements for testability and clarity, software escapes, develop audit plans, and identify critical software non-conformances
Application of technical expertise, including a complete understanding of software assurance fundamental engineering principles, practices, and theories
Experience with Quality Management Systems (e.g., AS9100, ISO 9001, etc.)
Experience conducting internal audits (AS9100, In-Process, Factory Accountability)
Knowledge of Root Cause and Corrective Action process and tools
Ability to read and interpret drawings
Understanding of risk management principles and contractual requirement review
Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET clearance
Preferred
Ability to understand and work with multiple enterprise-wide systems and software problem tracking tools (e.g., SAP, Jira, Confluence)
Dedicated to teamwork and able to work very well in a team environment
Advanced Excel skills
ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE)
Experience maintaining positive supplier relationships, including through successful resolution of supplier quality challenges
Active DoD Secret Clearance
ISO 9001 and/or AS9100 trained auditor
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase