QUALITY ASSURANCE LEAD
Quick Summary
Perform receiving inspections. Support 1499 storeroom and finished good inspections.
High School diploma or equivalent and 6 years of experience working within the Defense Industry, Quality, Inspection,
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is looking for you to join our team as a Mission Assurance Quality Assurance Lead based out of Elkridge, MD.
You will support both our Elkridge and Halethorpe sites for various inspection processes.
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Perform receiving inspections.
- →Support 1499 storeroom and finished good inspections.
- →Perform Final Kit inspection of vendor material in accordance to packing list and conforming criteria per QAD (Quality Assurance Directive)
- →Evaluate in-process and completed sub-assemblies and systems and identify defects in accordance with governing documentation.
- →Perform inspections using tooling and check-off lists for the complete inspection of sub-assemblies and systems.
- →Interface with manufacturing operations and engineering personnel to improve processes and documentation issues.
- →Review metrics, procedures, and techniques used to inspect materials, parts, units, and/or systems that improperly passed inspection, in order to make necessary corrections to prevent recurrence.
- →Support ISO Audits as required by audit coordinator.
- →Submit contract end item product as required. Inspect shipment and shipping paperwork such as government/customer shipping documents, packaging and preservation information using applicable specifications. Some interface with contracts personnel is also required for shipping process.
- →Interface with customer and government (DCMA) for required in-process inspections through final inspection as well as contract end item submittals and final pack and shipping process.
- →Perform as a Quality Process Control Aide in an AS-9100 process-oriented organization.
Requirements
~2 min read- High School diploma or equivalent and 6 years of experience working within the Defense Industry, Quality, Inspection, Shipping and/or Manufacturing
- Experience using SAP
- Experience in electromechanical assembly
- Experience with shipping/packaging requirements
- Experience using CADSTAR to review engineering drawings
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret security clearance
- U.S. citizenship required
- Active DoD Secret Security Clearance
- AS 9100
- Experience interfacing with DoD customers
- Experience within a quality inspection capacity
Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Pay per year
- $54,517–$132,658 a year
- Posted
- 4 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 13, 2026
- First seen
- October 17, 2026
- Last seen
- October 17, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- -1
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 62%
- Scored at
- October 17, 2026
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