Receiving Inspector Level 2 /3

About this role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Receiving Inspector  – Level 2 or Level 3 to join our team in Oxnard, CA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.    

This position is the company’s first line of defense, ensuring that all incoming material — from EEE components to complex assemblies — meets contractual, configuration, and documentation requirements before acceptance into production. If you bring disciplined inspection execution and direct experience with AS9100 or SQAR environments, we want to hear from you.

This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

In this job, you will: • Perform receiving inspection on flight-critical hardware including EEE components, printed wiring boards (PWBs), RF cable assemblies, COTS items, Government-Furnished Equipment, and Contractor-Furnished Equipment • Validate supplier documentation including Certificate of Conformance, test data, lot traceability and applicable quality requirement compliance prior to material acceptance • Execute inspection per applicable Quality Specification Instructions, Work Instructions, and program-specific quality requirements • Initiate and complete inspection records in TIPQA; verify QC Inspection Required routing in Costpoint prior to acceptance • Initiate Nonconformance Reports and support Material Review Board (MRB) documentation for nonconforming material • Apply visual, dimensional, and documentation-based inspection techniques; enforce hold conditions on material with unresolved documentation or configuration issues • Support root cause and corrective action (RCCA) reviews when escapes or systemic intake deficiencies are identified • Collaborate with Procurement, Supplier Quality, and Production teams to resolve supplier documentation deficiencies and upstream system flags

• Other duties as assigned

If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!

This position can be filled at either a Level 2 or Level 3.

Basic Qualifications for Level 2: • High School diploma or equivalent and 2 years additional education and/or related experience.   

• No clearance required to start

• Experience performing inspection for proper identity and dimensional conformance • Experience utilizing various measuring devices such as calipers, micrometers, comparators, gages, pin gages, and other inspection tools • Experience with visual inspection for obvious defects or damage (corrosion, cracks, dents, scratches, pits) • Ability to make pass/fail acceptance decisions on inspected goods and maintain inspection records • Familiarity with QMS documentation including purchase orders, blueprints, drawings, inspection instructions, and checklists • Working knowledge of AS9100 or equivalent aerospace/defense Quality Management System requirements • Familiarity with SQAR requirements and Q-code application in a government contract environment • US Citizenship required

Basic Qualifications for Level 3: • High School diploma or equivalent and 4 years additional education and/or related experience.   

• No clearance required to start

• Experience performing inspection for proper identity and dimensional conformance • Experience utilizing various measuring devices such as calipers, micrometers, comparators, gages, pin gages, and other inspection tools • Experience with visual inspection for obvious defects or damage (corrosion, cracks, dents, scratches, pits) • Ability to make pass/fail acceptance decisions on inspected goods and maintain inspection records • Familiarity with QMS documentation including purchase orders, blueprints, drawings, inspection instructions, and checklists • Working knowledge of AS9100 or equivalent aerospace/defense Quality Management System requirements • Familiarity with SQAR requirements and Q-code application in a government contract environment • US Citizenship required

 Preferred Qualifications:   • TIPQA inspection management system (GT Master, GT Process, NCR initiation, inspection closure) • Deltek Costpoint ERP (purchase order lookup, QC Inspection Required flag verification, receiving routing) • Experience with SAP inspection type codes or equivalent ERP receiving/inspection module • IPC-A-610 Certified Inspection Specialist (CIS) or Certified IPC Trainer (CIT) • IPC-A-600 familiarity for printed wiring board (PWB) acceptance inspection • CCAP or AS6081 training in counterfeit component detection and avoidance • Experience supporting MRB disposition activities in an AS9100 or DCMA-oversight environment • Background in quality assurance, supplier quality, or incoming inspection in an aerospace or defense manufacturing environment

Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space

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