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Northrop Grumman

Builds stealth bombers, missiles, and satellites

Inspector B

Inspection & TestPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeLinthicum Heights, MD, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A high school diploma or recognized equivalent is required.
  • Must pass a validated Inspector B test.

Responsibilities

  • Determine overall product compliance by performing process and product evaluations through process monitoring and/or auditing for capability and control.
  • Perform process and product inspections of purchased and manufactured components and assemblies for development and production programs.
  • Determine and use inspection procedures, and set up necessary inspection tools and equipment when fixtures are not provided, including measuring microscopes, Rockwell hardness testers, profilometers, height gauges, Cadillac gauges, dial indicators, parallel bars, right-angle knees, gauge blocks, precision pins, bench centers, V-blocks, sine bars, surface plates, optical comparators, computer-aided measuring equipment, and laser measuring devices. Work from sketches and Westinghouse, government, or military specifications as needed.
  • Make necessary measurements; check the accuracy of, set, and adjust precision inspection equipment and special manufacturing acceptance tools and fixtures where methods and procedures have been established and complexity is within the scope of the role.
  • Select and use gauge stands and equipment such as super micrometers, torque calibrators, planekators, indirons, standard measuring machines, master gauges, optical plates, precision comparators, and thread-setting plug and ring gauges; inspect prototype electronic assemblies and complex micro-circuit assemblies.
  • Record drawing errors and deviations from applicable specifications; calculate dimensions and physical characteristics such as thickness, depth, angle, tapers, arcs, volumes, areas, elongation, and shear strength; notify manufacturing, supervision, and/or higher-classified personnel of deviations or defects and identify remedial-action needs.
  • Inspect shipments and shipping paperwork, including government/customer shipping documents, contract waivers or deviations, and packaging and preservation information, against applicable specifications; sign to verify acceptance by Quality Control.
  • Perform first-piece, patrol, sampling, PCA (Physical Conjuration Audit), and final inspections on complete electro-mechanical LRUs, systems, and fabricated mechanical assemblies.
  • Visually inspect shaft and bearing alignment, sliding fits and alignments, and conformance to applicable electrical assembly specifications and standards; assist higher-classified inspection personnel with first-article inspection.
  • Inspect castings and forgings with prior sample approval, and inspect complex machined parts and sheet-metal fabrications for conformity to quality specifications.
  • Inspect spot-welded and fusion-welded assemblies for dimensions and weld quality; check spot-welding equipment setup, including time, pressure, current controls, and tip size and shape; periodically witness micro-tech and mechanical tests for weld penetration strength and location.
  • Perform nondestructive inspections, including dye penetrant, magnetic particle, and ultrasonic inspection, and review X-ray film of electronic assemblies to identify imperfections.
  • Perform first-piece tool and tape inspection approvals where procedures are established and the work is within the role’s complexity, including electronic cable form boards, manufacturing product samples, mill and/or drill tools, and sheet-metal templates.
  • Maintain inspection equipment and the work area in a clean and orderly condition, and maintain equipment calibration records.

About the Company

Northrop Grumman

Builds stealth bombers, missiles, and satellites

Northrop Grumman builds military aircraft, missiles, rocket motors, satellites, and electronic systems, mostly for the American military and allied governments. It designed the B-2 stealth bomber and built NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the largest telescope ever sent to space. The company works through four businesses: aircraft, missiles and ammunition, radar and communications systems, and space hardware such as satellites and solid rocket boosters. Most revenue comes from long-term government contracts, many of them classified. Its roots go back to Northrop Aircraft, founded in 1939, and it took its name after buying Grumman in 1994 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Falls Church, VA
Founded
1939

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