Northrop Grumman Corporation

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer. This position is located in VSFB, CA and supports the Sentinel program.

What You’ll Get To Do:

This position requires a highly motivated self-starter with knowledge in designing manufacturing processes, procedures, production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, and material handling. The candidate will provide guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques. The selected candidate will join the Production Operations, Support and Training Segment team as the lead manufacturing engineer.

Primary responsibilities will include providing technical and administrative leadership and guidance to the program Integrated Product Teams (IPT) and Suppliers for developing the manufacturing planning and successful preparation and execution of MRA’s. This will include contributing to the project planning and schedule development that is aligned with the IPT Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). Provide advanced technological ideas and Subject Matter Expertise (SME) to resolve technical questions and ensure compliance and execution to the Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Deskbook, and Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Statement of Work (SOW) requirements. In addition, responsibilities will include providing technical input to the Manufacturing Plan.

Job Responsibilities:

• RAuthor & create Product Release Documents (PRD), Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM), PPP, & BTP packages.
• Work with and coordinate with Global Supply Chain to move installation packages and related engineering documents through process flow to drive material procurement.
• Assist in peer reviews of design releases to ensure first time quality.
• Interface with cross functional internal & external teams and stakeholders critical to system deployment and installation.
• Oversee and track progress in an agile based work environment.
• Author and assist in the creation of comprehensive & detailed work instructions for multiple system locations supporting system deployment and success.
• Represents the organization as a technical contact, interacts with senior personnel on important technical matters, and helps with coordination between organization
• Implement Lean practices in a production and/or business environment
• Acts as a leader and understands that erroneous decisions on their part will result in probable delay and failure of organizational objectives
• Develops processes by studying requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment
• Collaborates with Design Engineering on design and manufacturability issues
• Coordinates with the integration team on day-to-day activities.
• Resolves complex process issues.
• Research and evaluate commercially available tools and equipment to support activities.
• Design/procure specialized tooling, visual aid and fixtures.
• Investigates root cause of discrepancies and implements corrective actions.
• Troubleshoots existing processes to improve safety, quality, cost and efficiency.
• Educates/trains operators on new and existing processes

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Job Qualifications:

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

Sr Principal Manufacturing Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree in Science with 8 years of experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of experience; or PhD with 4 years of experience. 4 additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
• 3 years experience with product definition/design requirements in a manufacturing setting
• 2 years of experience and understand technical drawings
• Welding certified to ASTM A36 & AWS Group 1&2 / 1"
• 1 year experience CAD CAM Design programming to include Master Cam, Cad Cam, and Mazak.
• 1 year experience fabrication & CNC Machining experience
• Manufacturing Readiness Level familiarity
• Supplier and DoD contracting familiarity

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have:

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) or in a manufacturing engineering related field
• Previous experience in production for a military program
• Previous experience on EMD projects
• An understanding of Manufacturing Readiness Assessment’s and establishing Manufacturing Readiness Levels per DoD customer requirements.
• Experience working Designs into pre-production & production.
• Experience with Siemens NX tools, Model based engineering, and Manufacturing Execution System (MES).
• Demonstrated experience using SAP, Windows software packages and other electronic databases.
• Capable of working with minimal direction, independently determines and develops technical objectives of assignments, and presents work upon completion for high level review.
• Demonstrated Project Management experience.
• Ability to provide and implement technical solutions to advanced problems which require ingenuity and innovation.
• Government Coordination and Comfortability to communicate with Senior leaders
• Demonstrated experience using SAP, Windows software packages and other electronic databases.
• Capable of working with minimal direction, independently determines and develops technical objectives of assignments, and presents work upon completion for high level review.
• Demonstrated Project Management experience.
• Ability to provide and implement technical solutions to advanced problems which require ingenuity and innovation.
• Government Coordination and Comfortability to communicate with Senior leaders

Salary Range: $124,900.00 - $187,300.00

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.