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Northrop Grumman

Builds stealth bombers, missiles, and satellites

Inspector B

Inspection & TestConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLinthicum Heights, MD, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • High school diploma or recognized equivalent.
  • 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 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, and military specifications.
  • Make necessary measurements, check accuracy, and set and adjust precision inspection equipment and special manufacturing acceptance tools and fixtures when methods and procedures have been established and complexity is within the role's scope. Select and use gauge stands such as super micrometers, torque calibrators, planekators, indiron instruments, standard measuring machines, master gauges, optical plates, precision comparator thread-setting plug and ring gauges, and inspect prototype electronic and complex micro-circuit assemblies.
  • Record drawing errors and deviations from applicable specifications. Calculate dimensions such as thickness, depth, angle, tapers, arcs, volumes, and areas, as well as physical characteristics such as elongation and shear strength. Notify manufacturing, supervision, or higher-classified personnel of deviations or defects and identify the need for remedial action.
  • Inspect shipments and shipping paperwork, including government and customer shipping documents, contract waivers and deviations, packaging, and preservation information, against applicable specifications, and sign to verify Quality Control acceptance.
  • Perform first-piece, patrol, sampling, PCA (Physical Conjuration Audit), and final inspection on complete electro-mechanical LRUs, systems, and fabricated mechanical assemblies. Visually inspect shaft and bearing alignment, sliding fits, 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, and current controls, tip size, and tip shape. Periodically witness micro-tech and mechanical tests for weld penetration strength and location. Perform nondestructive inspection using dye penetrant, magnetic particle, and ultrasonic methods, and review X-ray film of electronic assemblies to identify imperfections.
  • Perform first-piece tool and tape inspection approvals when procedures are established and the approval is within the role's complexity, including electronic cable form boards, manufacturing product samples, mill and drill tools, and sheet-metal templates.
  • Maintain equipment and work area in 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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