Quality Engineer Manufacturing - Level 3 (Night Shift)

Northrop Grumman•Corinne, UT

3d•$89,400 - $134,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Quality Engineer - Manufacturing – Level 3 (night shift) to join their team in Promontory, UT. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. The Quality Engineer is responsible for developing, establishing, and maintaining Mission Assurance policies and procedures, processes, and controls to ensure the performance and quality of manufactured products conform to established company, international (AS9100), and governmental requirements, as well as lasting customer satisfaction. This role will support the Promontory Motor Value Stream. The position is a Night Shift position (3rd Shift) starting at 8:00 pm and supports a 4/10 schedule with every Friday off or a 9/80 schedule for every other Friday. Training for this role will follow a day shift schedule until trained.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of professional experience.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in team environments.
Proven technical aptitude and ability to problem solve complex technical issues.
Proven ability to multi-task (i.e. manage several projects at one time).
Excellent Communication Skills (both written and verbal).

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated leadership
Demonstrated Customer Coordination
Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of Engineering fundamentals and skills that lead to safe and high-quality manufacturing of complex and technically demanding products.
Demonstrated knowledge and ability to apply lean thinking principles and tools in order to improve efficiency and reduce waste.

Responsibilities

Understand the design intent, failure modes, requirements and specifications of the product as well as the manufacturing processes, process controls, statistics, SPC, and quality inspections.
Identify opportunities and develop/execute plans to take promoting/capitalizing actions.
Provide expertise and guidance in interpreting governmental regulations, agency guidelines and internal policies/procedures.
Assure compliance and will serve as liaison between Promontory Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) and various other organizations including some government agencies.
Work directly with operating entities to ensure that inspections, statistical process control analyses, and audits are conducted on a continuing basis as specified to enforce requirements, meet specifications, and improve processing.
Other duties as assigned