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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.At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We are looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions.
By joining in our shared mission, we ’II support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you ’II have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.
Start your future with a new mission, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems.
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is looking for a Quality Engineer with experience in quality, manufacturing, or inventory to join our team in Baltimore, MD.
What You'll Get to Do:
This position supports Programs in a Program Quality Engineer role, with responsibility for the overall program quality over the lifecycle of the program. The primary responsibilities across this lifecycle include:
Developing and Supporting Program proposal activities
Developing and implementing the Program Quality Plan
Planning/establishing the baseline for the Program quality scope
Reviewing and comprehending contractual requirements
Supporting execution of the Program’s procurement, manufacturing, and test plans
Monitoring and control of both supplier and manufacturing performance
Generating First Article Inspections (FAI’s) and working with the customer for approval
Supporting program deliveries, including customer source inspections
Coordinating CAR and SCAR responses
Leading and or facilitating Sentinel support for programs
Identifying and generating REAs for drawing/PL improvements/issues
CAM responsibilities (monthly EAC/CEAC, manage charge codes)
Leading Root Cause Corrective Actions for the program
Driving and supporting Continuous Improvement (CI) activities
Establishing good working relationships with customers and government representatives to facilitate demonstration of conformance to requirements of the finished work products
Auditing quality systems for deficiency identification and correction
Collaborating with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place
Processing material disposition and coordinating on decision
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related field to include quality, engineering and/or manufacturing with 2 years of relevant experience
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance
US Citizenship Required
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience dispositioning hardware for quality related issues in a manufacturing facility
Experience with Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) techniques
Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) process
Experience with SAP Quality Notifications, Production Orders and Purchase Orders
Experience with ISO9001 or AS9100 Quality Management System and AS9102 First Article Inspections (FAI)
Experience in support of proposals and quoting of Quality hours in bids
Experience with CAM responsibilities and/or experience with Earned Value and budgeting
Experience using Microsoft Excel, Tableau or equivalent tools for data analysis
Familiarity with electrical or mechanical design requirements and specifications
IPC-A-610 Certified IPC Specialist (CIS) and/or MIL-STD-883 Certified
Familiarity with IPC-WHMA-A-620 and IPC-J-STD-001
Green/Black Belt Certified in Lean Six-sigma
Active Security Clearance
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Job Details
- Category
- Manufacturing
- Employment Type
- Full time
- Location
- Baltimore, MD 21215, United States
- Posted
- Jan 14, 2026, 07:00 PM
- Listed
- Jan 15, 2026, 10:26 PM
- Last updated
- Jan 15, 2026, 11:25 PM
- Compensation
- $79,600 - $119,400 per year
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