2026 Associate/Quality Engineer- Chandler AZ

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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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 is a space pioneer, supporting government, civil and commercial customers in solving their biggest challenges. Our forward-leaning, innovative spirit is backed by a legacy of expertise that began at the dawn of the space age. Our mission experience in space runs deep, we know our customers well, and our capabilities are unmatched. This is what allows us to provide reliable, agile and affordable space solutions to best serve our customers.

From defending freedom to advancing human discovery, we are defining what is possible in space every day.

Entry Level opportunities at Northrop Grumman are unique. Are you interested in boosting your knowledge through experience and exposure, while supporting a mission that seeks to protect our nation and its allies? If so, then Northrop Grumman is the place you!

Our professionals live and breathe different perspectives; we are curious about the world, accepting each other, and aware that the more ideas, backgrounds, opinions and experiences we bring to our work, the stronger that work will be. Just as you would invest your time and hard work into our company, we focus on investing back into you through enriching professional experiences and high-quality learning and development opportunities. We want you to bring your whole self to work, and for you to have meaningful connections with your coworkers, customers and communities, while providing the best products, systems and technologies to protect our world.

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate/Quality Engineer . This position will be located at our Space sector in Chandler, AZ .

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Space Sector.

Roles and Responsibilities

Due to the sensitive nature of our work this is a fully on-site position; hybrid or remote work is not available. Relocation is not offered for this role.

The successful candidate will:

• 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.
• 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; conducting quality assurance tests; and performing statistical analysis to assess the cost of and determine the responsibility for, products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
• Audit quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.
• Ensure 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.
• May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.
• Work with Engineering test sets and ensure proper Quality standards are in place to process hardware.
• Collaborate with Engineering team for engineering development.
• Develop corrective action plans for software and hardware processing through plant.
• Investigate failures internally to identify root cause on flight hardware.
• Work with technicians to develop root cause findings on flight hardware.
• Have the ability to implement Kaizan strategies to reduce defect count on manufacturing floor.

Basic Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications for an Associate Quality Engineer:

• Be completing or has completed their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Be majoring in or having majored in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite
• The ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
• Problem solving skills
• Familiarity with TipQa, MES, and CostPoint software
• Familiarity with Kaizan strategies

Basic Qualifications for a Quality Engineer:

• Be completing or has completed their Master's degree from an accredited institution
• Be majoring in or having majored in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
• The ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
• Problem solving kkills
• Familiarity with TipQa, MES, and CostPoint software
• Familiarity with Kaizan strategies

Preferred Qualifications for both levels:

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher
• Certified in Lean and Six-Sigma methodologies
• Manufacturing process knowledge a plus
• Experience in planning and organizing activities across multiple manufacturing locations
• Experience with AS9100/ISO9001 Quality Management Systems
• Familiarity or previous certification as an ordnance handler
• Familiarity or previous certification in IPC 610, IPC 620, J-STD-001
• Record of increasing responsibility supporting manufacturing, electrical, and mechanical engineering organizations
• Experience in evaluating circuit card assemblies for workmanship issues

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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.