Flight Inspector Level 2 or 3

Northrop Grumman•Gilbert, AZ

2d•$52,700 - $104,500•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is hiring a Flight Inspector at Level 2 or Level 3 for its Receiving Inspection Team in Gilbert, Arizona. The role is a front-line quality gate for flight hardware, ensuring incoming material—including mechanical components, assemblies, commercial off-the-shelf materials, RTVs, and solvents—meets contractual, configuration, documentation, and processing requirements before acceptance into production. The inspector applies visual, dimensional, and documentation-based inspection methods; makes pass/fail decisions; and maintains inspection records. The position may be filled at either Level 2 or Level 3. The role uses quality-system and program-specific instructions and supports inspection records and routing in TIPQA and Costpoint. It also includes initiating nonconformance documentation, supporting Material Review Board activities and root-cause reviews, enforcing holds for unresolved documentation or configuration issues, and collaborating with Procurement, Supplier Quality, and Production to resolve supplier documentation deficiencies and upstream system flags.

Requirements

Level 2: High school diploma or equivalent and 2 years of additional education and/or related experience.
Level 3: High school diploma or equivalent and 4 years of additional education and/or related experience.
No clearance is required to start.
Level 2: Experience inspecting for proper identity and dimensional conformance.
Level 2: Experience visually inspecting for obvious defects or damage, including corrosion, cracks, dents, scratches, and pits.
Level 2: Ability to make pass/fail acceptance decisions and maintain inspection records.
Level 2: Familiarity with QMS documentation, including purchase orders, blueprints, drawings, inspection instructions, and checklists.
Level 2: Working knowledge of AS9100 or an equivalent aerospace/defense Quality Management System.
Level 2: Familiarity with SQAR requirements and Q-code application in a government contract environment.
Level 3: Full knowledge of inspection for identity, dimensional conformance, and visual defect detection using precision measuring instruments such as micrometers, gauges, calipers, and optical comparators.
Level 3: Demonstrated ability to independently resolve routine inspection discrepancies and refer non-routine conditions to higher authority.
Level 3: Experience initiating and documenting Nonconformance Reports with factual, objective evidence.
Level 3: Working knowledge of AS9100 or an equivalent QMS, with demonstrated application to receiving inspection or incoming quality gates.
Level 3: Familiarity with SQAR requirements, Q-code application, and Certificate of Conformance validation in a government contract environment.
Level 3: Ability to assist in training, orienting, or checking the work of lower-level inspectors.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency with TIPQA inspection management system, including GT Master, GT Process, NCR initiation, and inspection closure.
Proficiency with Deltek Costpoint ERP, including purchase order lookup, QC Inspection Required flag verification, and receiving routing.
Experience with SAP inspection type codes or an equivalent ERP receiving/inspection module.
CCAP or AS6081 training in counterfeit component detection and avoidance.
Experience supporting MRB disposition activities in an AS9100 or DCMA-oversight environment.
Background in quality assurance, supplier quality, or incoming inspection in an aerospace or defense manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Inspect purchased parts and materials for conformity to standards, specifications, and processing requirements, including mechanical components and assemblies, COTS materials, RTVs, and solvents.
Use inspection equipment such as microscopes, micrometers, telescope gauges, and optical comparators to inspect compound angles or three-dimensional projections.
Visually inspect materials for defects or damage such as corrosion, cracks, dents, scratches, and pits.
Verify specifications against purchase orders, blueprints, drawings, inspection instructions, and checklists; make pass/fail acceptance decisions and maintain records of results.
Execute inspections in accordance with applicable Quality Specification Instructions, Work Instructions, and program-specific quality requirements.
Initiate and complete inspection records in TIPQA and verify QC Inspection Required routing in Costpoint before acceptance.
Initiate Nonconformance Reports and support Material Review Board documentation for nonconforming material.
Apply visual, dimensional, and documentation-based inspection techniques and enforce holds on material with unresolved documentation or configuration issues.
Support root cause and corrective action reviews when escapes or systemic intake deficiencies are identified.
Collaborate with Procurement, Supplier Quality, and Production to resolve supplier documentation deficiencies and upstream system flags.
At Level 3, assist in training, orienting, or checking the work of lower-level inspectors.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

Health insurance coverage
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Savings plan
Company-paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.

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