Associate Quality Analyst​/Quality Analyst

Overview

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret
TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Quality Analyst OR Quality Analyst. This position will be located at our Aeronautics sector in Palmdale, CA. The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Assurance organization. The selected candidate will support their team in ways such as:

• Develop and implement program quality plans, programs, and procedures using statistical quality control statistics, lean manufacturing concepts, and six-sigma tools and analyses.
• Ensure that performance and quality products conform to established company and regulatory standards.
• Review, analyze and report on quality discrepancies related to assembly, process, mechanical, electrical and electro-mechanical systems.
• Investigate problems and develop disposition and corrective actions for recurring discrepancies.
• Interface with manufacturing, engineering, customer, vendor and subcontractor representatives to ensure requirements are met. Recommends corrective actions, dispositions and modifications.

This requisition may be filled at either an Associate Quality Analyst (A01) or Quality Analyst (A02).

Associate Quality Analyst (A01) – A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria:

• Be completing or has completed their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution by August 2026.
• Be majoring in or having majored in a business related field.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite). Final approved U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special Access may be required to start.

Quality Analyst (A02) – A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria:

• Be completing or has completed their Master’s degree from an accredited institution by August 2026, or be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and 2 years of related experience by August 2026.
• Be majoring in or having majored in a business related field.
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite). Final approved U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special Access may be required to start.

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher
• Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular).
• Experience presenting and interacting with customers such as DCMA/Military customers/foreign nationals
• Experience with MES,SAP, PROP and CPATS system
• Familiarity with Root Cause Corrective Actions (RCCA)
• Familiarity with First Article Inspection (FAI)

• Associate Quality Analyst: $63,000 - $94,600
• Quality Analyst: $73,900 - $110,900

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  U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.