Inspector 4

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Rolling Meadows, IL +1 · Mission and Quality Assurance

This role is for an Inspector 4 at Northrop Grumman, focusing on inspecting mechanical, electrical, and structural components for defense systems. The position requires a high school diploma with 6 years of experience in manufacturing/inspecting infrared countermeasure (IRCM) and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance. Responsibilities include verifying parts meet requirements, interpreting blueprints, maintaining documentation, and communicating defects.

What you'd actually do

  1. Closely work with inspection management to build, formalize and maintain a documented training plan.
  2. Working with program quality engineers supporting the submittal of hardware to the customer and serve as backup.
  3. Clearly, accurately and concisely communicate potential defects to Quality engineers for disposition.
  4. Widely cross trained across the breadth of inspection tasks.
  5. Identify trending defects not limited to single product or program.

Skills

Required

  • High School diploma or equivalent
  • minimum of 6 years of experience manufacturing and/or inspecting infrared countermeasure (IRCM)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
  • US Citizenship Required
  • communicate written and verbally
  • lift up to 35 lbs.
  • ability to to read or interpret engineering drawings
  • use Microsoft Office Suite proficiently

Nice to have

  • Experience training or leading peers
  • SAP experience
  • Experience as lead inspector in a work center
  • Active Secret Clearance
  • Experience with the MRB processes
  • Experience working in the Aerospace or Defense Industry
  • Military experience manufacturing or inspecting infrared countermeasure (IRCM)
  • IPC-A-610 experience

What the JD emphasized

  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance