Manager Quality 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a talented Quality Manager 2 to join our team based out of our Baltimore, MD location.

What You'll Get To Do:

• Develop, modify, apply, and maintain quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.

• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.

• Devises and implements 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; conducts quality assurance tests; and performs statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.

• Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.

• Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards, and that documentation is compliant with requirements.

• May specialize in the areas of design, incoming material, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.

Basic Qualifications for the Manager Quality 2:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 8 years of quality or manufacturing experience; Master's Degree with 6 years of quality or manufacturing experience.

• 3 or more years of experience leading personnel in a quality or manufacturing team environment.

• Experience leading and/or managing union employees.

• Cost Account Manager (CAM) experience.

• Experience working with Government agencies.

• Experience with Quality Management System (ISO 9001, AS9100, etc.) certification process.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

• US Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experienced with dispositioning hardware for quality related issues in a manufacturing facility.

• Experienced with Material Review Board (MRB) process.

• Experienced with electrical or mechanical design requirements and specifications.

• Experienced in Quality and Mission Excellence applications.

• Green/Black Belt Certified in Lean Six-sigma.

• Experienced in Data Analytics and Statistical Analysis methods and techniques.

• Experience using Microsoft Excel, Minitab, Tableau, or equivalent tools for statistical analysis.

• Experienced with Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) techniques.

• Experienced with Quality Notifications, Production Orders and Purchase Orders.

• Experienced working knowledge of inspection tools, methods and techniques used for hardware reviews, validation, and inspections.

• Working experience of SAP, ISE, and CADSTAR.

• Experience with ISO9001 or AS9100 Quality Management System and AS9102 First Article Inspections (FAI).

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Primary Level Salary Range: $127,100.00 - $190,700.00

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 responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.