Associate Quality Assurance Policy and Strategy Analyst

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

Develops, maintains and ensures compliance with quality assurance programs, policies, processes, procedures and that the performance and quality of products conform to established standards, specifications and agency guidelines. Provides expertise and guidance in interpreting policies, regulatory and/or governmental regulations, and agency guidelines to assure compliance. Works directly with operating entities to ensure that inspections, process control analyses or audits are conducted on a continuing basis as specified to enforce requirements and meet specifications. Ensures the quality assurance programs and policies are maintained and modified regularly. Establishes and ensures that inspections are conducted prior to the processing of raw materials, ingredients, product and package specifications, frequently at vendor/supplier locations. May serve as liaison between the company and the various governmental agencies .

• Support administration and implementation of the organization’s quality management system (QMS)

• Support maintenance and sustainment of the organization’s AS9100/ISO9001 accreditation

• Supports generation of reports and metrics that convey the health of the QMS

• Supports the corrective action system and processes

• Supports the corrective action board (CAB) meetings with minutes, metrics and actions

• Supports post-audit activities for audits such as corporate, regulatory and customer.  

• Conducts and supports internal audit activities to assess and measure compliance to organization’s quality management system (QMS) and applicable requirements, through interviewing auditees, recording responses, completing audit reports, and scheduling or attending audit out-briefs

• Support continuous improvement efforts to deliver exceptional service to the customer

• Ability to problem solve a variety of technical problems of increasing scope and complexity as assigned

• Support and conduct Foreign Object Elimination audits

Basic Qualifications:

• Must have Bachelor’s degree of Science with 0 years’ experience

• Ability to work 2nd shift and any shift

• Familiarity with auditing a quality management system

• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Clearance as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Defense Contract Management Agency 8210.1 series

• Familiarity with ISO/AS9100

• Experience with internal auditing for quality management system

• Experience with reporting and metrics

• Strong written and verbal communication

• Ability to work in a team-based environment

Primary Level Salary Range: $63,000.00 - $94,600.00

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.