Manager Quality 1
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Quality Manager 1 to join its team in Charlottesville, Virginia. The role leads 8–10 inspectors, test technicians, and quality analysts supporting Receiving Inspection, Shipping Inspection, and Vendor Material Disposition across the Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia sites. The manager drives root cause and corrective action efforts, ensures solutions meet reliability standards, and verifies documentation complies with applicable requirements. The role provides functional leadership and contributes to program execution and process improvement. The ideal candidate has experience with inspection and measurement equipment, interpreting mechanical and electrical drawings, and applying workmanship standards. The position collaborates with engineering, manufacturing, vendors, customers, and local DCMA to establish and uphold quality standards. It develops inspection, testing, and evaluation methods; designs and analyzes inspection and testing processes and equipment; supports quality assurance tests; performs statistical analysis of nonconforming products or materials; and tracks performance and financial metrics, including contributing inspection-hours estimates for proposals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of manufacturing and/or quality experience; or a master’s degree and 3 years; or an associate’s degree and 7 years; or 9 years of manufacturing and/or quality experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
- At least 3 years of Quality Assurance work experience.
- At least 2 years of experience leading and supervising people.
- Experience in process design or work instruction development.
- Demonstrated knowledge of formal root cause and corrective action principles, such as 5-Why and Fishbone.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Prior inspection supervision or Quality Assurance leadership experience.
- Experience with SAP MES, Siemens PLM, and SAP S/4 ERP systems.
- Experience with CMM operation and/or programming.
- Experience or certification with ASNT or NAS410 NDT inspection (VT, MT, PT).
- Experience working in an AS9100D-certified production facility.
Responsibilities
- Lead a team of 8–10 inspectors, test technicians, and quality analysts supporting Receiving Inspection, Shipping Inspection, and Vendor Material Disposition across the Charlottesville and Waynesboro sites.
- Drive root cause and corrective action efforts and ensure solutions meet reliability standards and documentation requirements.
- Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to ensure quality standards are in place.
- Collaborate with key vendors, customers, and local DCMA.
- Devise and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
- Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms, and equipment.
- Assist with conducting quality assurance tests.
- Perform statistical analysis to assess the cost of, and determine responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
- Track performance and financial metrics for the assigned area and take appropriate action.
- Contribute to inspection-hours estimates for proposals.
- Contribute to program execution and process improvement initiatives.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Depending on position eligibility, overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
