Northrop Grumman is looking for a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to support the manufacturing and testing of marine launcher systems, working on various manufacturing processes for high-value assemblies, machined components, formed components, and welded fabrications.
Requirements
- Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
- Experience in one or more of the following areas: mechanical assembly processes, welding and machining.
- Experience in continuous improvement.
- Experience in technical writing.
- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.
- US Citizenship required.
- Bachelor's degree in one of the following disciplines - Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Industrial Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Develop new processes, improve existing manufacturing processes, and develop the required tooling and fixtures with an excellent team of experienced assembly mechanics, machinists, welders and engineers.
- Evaluate existing manufacturing processes and systems to reduce cost, improve sustainability and develop best practices within the manufacturing environment.
- Develop efficient process flows and sequences of operations, optimized production area layouts, manage bills of materials, create detailed work instructions, process procedures and tooling requirements with emphasis on safety, foreign object elimination and equipment/system maintenance.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of new capital equipment for establishing expanded production processes.
- Select roles will also support final acceptance testing of product and provide technical support to test facility operation as necessary.
- The ability to support multiple production shifts is required (first, second, third shifts, and weekends) based on the assignment and current and future production schedules.
Other
- Bachelor's in a related STEM discipline with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience; Master's Degree in a related STEM discipline with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
- U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
- Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
- Ability to support multiple production shifts is required (first, second, third shifts, and weekends) based on the assignment and current and future production schedules.
- Relocation assistance may be available
