
Northrop Grumman
Falls Church, Virginia, United States of America
10K+ Employees
Engineer Mission Assurance Level 2/3
United States-West Virginia-Rocket Center, United States of America
Posted on Sep 21, 2026
Job Description
Description
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.Engineer Mission Assurance Level 2/3
This position is on-site at our Rocket Center, WV location. There are no remote work opportunities for this position.
Specific responsibilities include the following:
- Generate quality reports such as First Pass Yield, First Article Inspection, Cost of Quality, etc.
- Analyze data and drive process improvements
- Develop inspection plans based upon contractual requirements
- Review data and statistical analysis to meet required standards and specifications
Facilitate Root Cause Corrective Actions - Build good working relationship with suppliers, conducting periodic supplier audits to make sure that they are working according to plan
- Validate and coordinate product readiness for use or delivery, including qualifications of new suppliers
- Provide and support failure analysis processes for program hardware
- Perform independent risk assessments on Mission Assurance issues and communicate issues and findings
Basic Qualifications:
- Level 2: A bachelors degree with 2 years of relevant manufacturing/quality experience or a masters degree with 0 years of experience
- Level 3: A bachelors degree with 5 years of relevant manufacturing/quality experience or a masters degree with 3 years of experience
- Must be a US citizen and have the ability to obtain a DOD Secret Security Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- STEM Degree from an accredited college or university.
- Lean Six Sigma training
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Able to use custom manufacturing software (i.e. Solumina) to maintain quality records, traceability, etc
- Able to work on multiple tasks in a dynamic environment
- Use tools such as risk assessment, 8D, Root Cause Analysis
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation operates as an aerospace and defense company worldwide. The company's Aeronautics Systems segment designs, develops, manufactures, integrates, and sustains aircraft systems. This segment also offers unmanned autonomous aircraft systems, including high-altitude long-endurance strategic ISR systems and vertical take-off and landing tactical ISR systems; and strategic long-range strike aircraft, tactical fighter and air dominance aircraft, and airborne battle...
Job overview
Employment type
Full Time
Experience level
Mid Level
Posted
on Sep 21, 2026
Financials
Type
public
Annual Revenue
$10B+
Market Cap
$84B+
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