Manufacturing Engineer Level 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
None

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Enabling Products (MEP) Business Unit designs, manufactures and operates small and medium-class spacecraft for communications, imaging, scientific, exploration and national security space applications. MEP is the leading supplier of space components that power and enable satellites of all classes, provides technical engineering services to government agencies and laboratories, and is developing exciting new satellite servicing and advanced space flight technologies.

Our Propulsion team in Commerce, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer Level 2 or 3 to join our 1st shift team.

The Propulsion team within the Mission Enabling Products Business Unit is the leading supplier of pressure vessels and tank hardware to the aerospace industry. You will work on assigned programs on non-recurring work as well as provide technical support on the shop floor.

• Create and improve manufacturing processes to meet challenging hardware requirements
• Review engineering designs and drawings for accuracy and manufacturability
• Manage Manufacturing Bill of Materials through the use of MRP
• Work alongside the manufacturing teams to ensure that overall quality, delivery, and cost objectives are achieved
• Communicate manufacturing plans and processes to internal and external customers through Manufacturing Readiness Reviews
• Provide technical guidance and liaison to operations, assist supervisors on new techniques, and determination of causes of rejected parts
• Create manufacturing plans and detailed work instructions
• Provide redlines and/or updating of Manufacturing Work Instructions on the shop floor
• Specify all necessary special processes, equipment, and fixtures required for manufacturing on assigned programs
• Continuously work to improve manufacturing methods, efficiency and product quality
• Participate in continuous improvement projects
• Assist in tool design when required to help support operations by developing tooling concepts and using of CAD software to model and release of tool drawings
• Monitor quality discrepancies, identify trends, investigate problems, and implement corrective actions
• Evaluate manufacturing processes by applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials; conferring with equipment vendors; soliciting observations from operators

• 2 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; 0 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Demonstrated experience applying and implementing lean methodologies in manufacturing/production environments including root-cause and Ishikawa analysis
• Practical application of AS9100, ISO , AS9145 or similar quality systems
• Proficiency with…