Electrical Engineer - Controls - Level 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% 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.

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Electrical Engineer - Controls to work at its Elkton, Maryland facility. This position will be at the Engineer (level
2) or Principal Engineer (level
3).

The position will be filled at appropriate level dependent upon demonstrated education, experience, skills, and competency.

Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems and Controls (PS&C) facility in Elkton, Maryland began solid-propellant rocket operations in 1948. Today, the Elkton PS&C facility designs, develops, and produces solid-propellant propulsion and ordnance systems in programs professionally managed for a wide variety of Government and commercial customers. The facility also serves as the hub for offsite engineering and test facilities in Ronkonkoma, NY and Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Elkton, Maryland is located on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, midway between Philadelphia and Baltimore. Discover charming small towns, parks with miles of trails, specialty and antique shops, award winning restaurants, and inns. You can hike, bike, camp, bird watch, ride horseback, or drop a fishing line. Five rivers, Chesapeake Bay and the C&D Canal can be explored by boat or by land.

Experience panoramic views from Turkey Point Lighthouse on a bluff overlooking the Bay, or from the banks of the C&D Canal where ships from around the globe cruise. https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./tourism

• Responsible for coordination of efforts to modernize industrial control systems and hardware. Work with process experts to create automation specifications and develop implementation resources to meet program/process requirements. Typically PLC based Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition systems as well as HMIs.
• Supports the processes involved in manufacturing initiators, igniters and thrust control systems.
• Owns the manufacturing process with in depth understanding of the requirements, process, equipment, tooling & techniques as learned through in depth process analysis, participation, process observation, and communication with the cross functional team
• Coordinating (Project Engineering, Tooling, Quality, Facility & Production personnel) the design & documentation of safe & affordable manufacturing processes.
• Establish monitoring for Key Process Parameters using Statistical Process Control
• Identify opportunities for improvement of existing processes, conducting trials & verifications for improvements through a robust change process, and implementing verified changes.
• Non-Conformance investigation to determine Root cause & Corrective Action for Process related non-conformances.
• Defining requirements for new/repaired facilities equipment used in the production or products
• Assist in developing the scope of work and related estimates for proposal activity
• Supporting production personnel on the floor as required

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM, preferably in Electrical Engineering and 2 years of experience or a Masters degree in STEM.
• Experience with designing and programming process automation and industrial controls, Electrical assembly experience preferred
• Experience with communications, data networks and data collection
• Good organizational skills and ability to work with minimal direction in a changing…