Quality Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

We’re 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’ll 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 Mission Systems you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a talented Staff Quality Analyst to support our Baltimore, MD site

• Knowledge of Nonconforming Material (NCM) control system and governing procedures and documentation.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes as defined in process specifications.
• Knowledge of and ability to concur on engineering dispositions of nonconforming material. Concur with technical justification for use-as-is dispositions.
• Help facilitate process assessments
• Process and adhere to AS9100 requirements
• Provide written direction for inspection/acceptance or test of product after completion of disposition instructions.
• Route dispositions to Customer for concurrence, as required.
• Manage the control of nonconforming material (bonding/releasing). Maintain physical inventory of nonconforming product in a bonded setting. Ensure accurate nonconformance documentation review and approval meeting customer and sector requirements. Ensure retention and retrieval of MRB records.
• Ensure coordination of material review actions among performers.
• Provide guidance to Inspection, Preliminary Review and Liaison Engineering. Mentor personnel in the process and recommend MRB membership when applicable.
• Process and adhere to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITARs) related to the export of nonconformance documentation. Attain and maintain current ITAR certification.
• Collect and review product defect data contained on nonconformance forms, summarize defect data, and publish trend charts and/or management reports indicating defect rate trends and corrective action status and effectiveness.

• Basic Qualifications:
  
  Bachelors degree with a minimum of 12 years of experience in quality, manufacturing or operations;
  Associates Degree with a minimum of 14 years in quality, manufacturing or operations or a High School Diploma with a minimum of 16 years of relevant experience in quality, manufacturing or operations.
• Experience of manufacturing process
• The ability to obtain and maintain Secret clearance and Special Program Access
• US Citizenship

• Preferred Qualifications:
  
  Experience in using quality software like SAP or other ERP/QMS systems
• Experience with compliance with industry regulations
• Experience Nonconforming Material (NCM) control system and governing procedures and documentation
• Material Review Board experience
• Experience conducting failure analysis and implementing corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to reduce defects
• Experience leading kaizen events, implementing lean six sigma methodologies
• Active DoD clearance

Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and…