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Quality Engineering Manager 1

Ngc Open
United States-California-Commerce Full-time Manager Engineering Leadership

At a glance

Manager-level Engineering Leadership role at Ngc. United States-California-Commerce · full-time · $110,000–$165,000 base.

SalaryStated by Ngc
$110,000 – $165,000
Base salary for this role, in USD per year, as published in the posting.
RoleEngineering Leadership
SeniorityManager
LocationUnited States-California-Commerce
EmploymentFull-time
Base pay$110,000–$165,000
PostedOct 21, 2026
Role brief

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What you'll do

  • Direct staff assignments, schedules, daily workflow and operating costs for your quality team
  • Build and maintain controls for evaluating quality as materials move through production
  • Work with engineering and manufacturing to establish quality standards and inspect products and production equipment
  • Audit quality systems, identify gaps and ensure fixes meet reliability and documentation requirements

What you bring

  • A bachelor’s degree plus five years of professional experience, a master’s plus three years, or four additional years in place of a degree
  • At least five years leading people or processes in a manufacturing or production setting
  • Experience with quality systems such as AS9100, ISO 9001, NADCAP or government standards
  • You can manage site goals and use quality measures to guide process improvements

Who this fits

This is a people-management role for someone with manufacturing or production quality leadership experience. You’ll work fully onsite in Commerce, California, on a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off. Expect travel for about ten percent of the time; relocation assistance is unavailable.

From the employer

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.


If forging a secure future excites you, look no further! Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector provides an arena where your passion for innovation and quest for exploration are welcome. As a Quality Engineer Manager – Level 1 your role at Commerce, CA will be pivotal in supporting missions critical to national and global security. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

Ready to join forces with our visionary team?

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

In this job, you will:

  • Manage a team within the larger organizational unit, responsible for daily operations of a team (direct supervision of the staff, assignment of work, schedules, day-to-day workflow, and operating costs).
  • Develops, modifies, applies and maintains quality evaluation and control systems and protocols for processing materials into partially finished or finished materials product.
  • Collaborates with engineering and manufacturing functions to ensure quality standards are in place.
  • Devises and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
  • Audits quality systems for deficiency identification and correction.
  • Ensures that corrective measures meet acceptable reliability standards and that documentation is compliant with requirements.
  • May specialize in the areas of design, production control, product evaluation and reliability, inventory control and/or research and development as they apply to product or process quality.
  • May be certified in lean and six-sigma quality engineering methodologies.

  • Other duties as assigned

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

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience. OR +4 years of experience in lieu of degree.
  • No clearance required to start
  • 5 years or more of experience in management or leadership of people and/or processes in a Manufacturing or Production environment
  • Experience with Quality Management Systems (AS9100, ISO 9001, NADCAP and government standards).
  • Ability to communicate, manage and achieve site tactical and strategic goals for assigned value stream.
  • Understanding of quality KPIs and implementation of process improvements based on metrics.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • NG QMS familiarity
  • ISO 9001/AS9100 familiarity
  • Experience with and knowledge of NDT inspection requirements and processes.
  • Experience with and knowledge of weld inspection requirements and processes.

As a leader with integrity, you ensure ethical conduct, balanced results, and partner satisfaction. You respect and nurture growth, fostering a culture of excellence. Skilled in building collaborative teams and customer trust, you communicate well, foster strong teams, and embrace change.

Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below:

https://www.northropgrumman.com/space


Primary Level Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $165,000.00

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.
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