Flight Inspector Level 3 or 4 Jobs

Flight Inspector - Level 3 or Level 4

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Flight Inspector 3 or Flight Inspector 4 to join our Receiving Inspection Team in Chandler AZ. This position sits at the front-line of our flight hardware quality gate, ensuring that all incoming material - from EEE components to complex assemblies - meets contractual, configuration, and documentation requirements before acceptance into production.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• 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
• 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
• Inspections may involve compound angles or three-dimensional projections using inspection equipment such as microscopes, micrometers, telescope gauges, and optical comparators.
• Advanced Operation and Programing of CMM (Zeiss Calypso)
• Other duties as assigned

Basic Qualifications for Level 3:

• High School diploma or equivalent and 4 years additional education and/or related experience.
• No clearance required to start
• Full knowledge of inspection for identity, dimensional conformance, and visual defect detection using precision measuring instruments (micrometers, gauges, calipers, optical comparators)
• Demonstrated ability to independently resolve routine inspection discrepancies and refer non-routine conditions to higher authority
• Experience initiating and documenting Nonconformance Reports (NCRs) with factual, objective evidence
• Working knowledge of AS9100 or equivalent QMS, with demonstrated application to receiving inspection or incoming quality gates
• Familiarity with SQAR requirements, Q-code application, and Certificate of Conformance (CofC) validation in a government contract environment
• Ability to assist in training, orienting, or checking the work of lower-level inspectors

Basic Qualifications for Level 4:

• High School diploma or equivalent and 6 years additional education and/or related experience.
• No clearance required to start
• Full knowledge of inspection for identity, dimensional conformance, and visual defect detection using precision measuring instruments (micrometers, gauges, calipers, optical comparators)
• Demonstrated ability to independently resolve routine inspection discrepancies and refer non-routine conditions to higher authority
• Experience initiating and documenting Nonconformance Reports (NCRs) with factual, objective evidence
• Working knowledge of AS9100 or equivalent QMS, with demonstrated application to receiving inspection or incoming quality gates
• Familiarity with SQAR requirements, Q-code application, and Certificate of Conformance (CofC) validation in a government contract environment
• Ability to assist in training, orienting, or checking the work of lower-level inspectors

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency with TIPQA inspection management system (GT Master, GT Process, NCR initiation, inspection closure)
• Proficiency with 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-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

Northrop Grumman Total Rewards Primary Level Salary Range: $62,700.00 - $104,500.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $74,500.00 - $124,100.00