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Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Process Assessor for our Sykesville, MD location. 10% travel.
The Process Assessor performs complete quality inspection operations on a variety of purchased or manufactured materials, hardware, electrical components, electro-mechanical assemblies and systems; and manufacturing processes using drawings, military specifications, process specifications and contractual requirements as well as internal procedures that are applicable.
Roles and Responsibilities:
Evaluate completed sub-assemblies and systems, and determine the cause of defective appearance or malfunctions. Recommend design changes and other corrective actions and war room requests, working with Engineering to adhere to contractual and drawing requirements. 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. Conduct inspections of complex components to determine, from visual and dimensional checks, piece/part conditions that contribute to, or cause, defects. Conduct investigations to detect conditions affecting functional aspects of the system and recommend solutions to eliminate current and/or future malfunctions. CMM (Coordinate Measuring Machine)and Faro Arm experience is preferred, but not required. Perform first-piece, patrol, sampling, physical configuration audit, and final inspection on a variety of complete electromechanical LRUs and systems. Visually inspect for appropriate electrical assembly specifications and standards. Some circuit check of wire harnesses and assemblies may be required. Determine and evaluate the cause of rejects, and recommend changes in tooling/equipment functions and/or materials to improve the quality of the completed product. Review 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. Perform ISO Audits as required by audit coordinator after receiving certification. 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. Customer and government (DCMA) interface is required for in-process inspections through final inspections as well as contract end item submittals and final pack and shipping process.
Basic Qualifications:
- High School Diploma and 4+ years of related experience, or an AA degree or a related 2 year technical degree plus 2+ years of related experience.
- Quality inspection and electromechanical assembly experience
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense (DoD) Confidential clearance. U.S. citizenship required.
- Faro Arm experience highly preferred.
- Geometric tolerancing experience highly preferred.
- SAP experience.
- Drawing review experience.
- Active Department of Defense (DoD) Confidential clearance.
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.
Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.