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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 β 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 βII 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 βII 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, located in Sykesville, MD has an immediate need for a Quality Inspector.
A Quality Inspector performs complete quality inspection operations on a variety of purchased or manufactured materials, hardware, electrical components, electro-mechanical assemblies/systems and manufacturing processes using drawings, military specifications, process specifications and contractual requirements as well as internal (PROP) procedures that are applicable.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Evaluate completed sub-assemblies or systems to determine the cause of defective appearance or malfunctions. Recommend design changes and other corrective actions and war room requests, working with Engineering to adhere to contractual and drawing requirements. Perform inspections using tooling and check lists for the complete inspection of sub-assemblies and systems. Interface with manufacturing operations and engineering personnel to improve processes and document issues. Conduct inspections of complex components to determine, from visual and dimensional checks, piece/part conditions that contribute to, or cause, defects. Conduct investigations to detect conditions affecting functional aspects of the system and recommend solutions to eliminate current and/or future malfunctions. Perform first-piece, patrol, sampling, physical configuration audit, and final inspection on a variety of complete electromechanical LRUs and systems. Visually inspect for appropriate electrical assembly specifications and standards. Determine and evaluate the cause of rejections and recommend changes in tooling/equipment, functions and/or materials to improve the quality of the completed product. Review procedures and techniques used to inspect materials, parts, units, and/or systems that improperly passed inspection, to make necessary corrections to prevent recurrence. Perform ISO Audits as required by audit coordinator after receiving certification. Submit contract end item product as required. Customer and government (DCMA) interface are required for in-process inspections through final inspections as well as contract end item submittals and final pack/shipping processes. This position requires a secret clearance as the work will be performed in a secure area.
Basic Qualifications:
High School Diploma and 2 years of related experience.
Quality, inspection or electromechanical assembly experience.
A Department of Defense (DoD) Secret clearance is required.
U.S. citizenship required.
Preferred Qualifications:
SAP experience.
Drawing review experience.
Knowledge of geometric tolerancing.
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Job Details
- Category
- Technician
- Employment Type
- Contract
- Location
- Sykesville, MD 21784, United States
- Posted
- Jan 14, 2026, 07:00 PM
- Listed
- Jan 15, 2026, 10:26 PM
- Last updated
- Jan 16, 2026, 12:25 AM
- Compensation
- $44,825 - $98,131 per year
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