Engineer - R10217119

Engineer - R role at Northrop Grumman

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% 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 is currently seeking an experienced Engineer to provide product and process engineering technical expertise and project management for our large caliber ammunition (LCA) co-production programs in our Plymouth, MN offices. This position is focused on providing technical leadership in the production and development of large caliber cartridges and ammunition propulsion systems and supports the ammunition business segment at Armament Systems Division.

• This position reports to the LCA engineering manager and is responsible for providing technical leadership, engineering oversight and support on LCA co-production programs, as well as other programs in Northrop Grumman’s ammunition program teams.
• Development and oversight of production processes for production at Plymouth, other Northrop Grumman locations and subcontractors, focusing on 120mm and 105mm cartridges and ammunition propulsion systems.
• Provide product and process engineering project management and leadership.
• Support and/or lead failure investigations, root cause determination, and corrective action implementation.
• Communicating issues and status frequently and effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Engineering oversight and interpretation of acceptance and qualification testing results of ammunition materials and components.
• Contribute to completion of specific program and project milestones.
• Represent Northrop Grumman to our customers and suppliers.
• Travel (approximately 25%) domestic and international to customers and suppliers representing Northrop Grumman’s program and business interests.
• Conceptualize and implement continuous improvement projects internally and with suppliers.
• Implement and manage strong engineering principals to ensure robust production process and high product quality. Examples are SPC, PFMEA, mistake proofing, gauge R&R, production readiness reviews, equipment and gage qualifications, capacity analysis, value stream mapping, and first article inspections.

• Bachelor’s degree plus 2 years of experience, a Master’s degree plus 0 years of experience.
• Engineering experience in both product development and supporting a production environment.
• Experience working with customer engineering, vendors and subcontractors.
• Proven partnership/collaboration skills and ability to partner with cross disciplines within a team.
• Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written, presentation) across all levels of the organization.
• Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Ability to travel domestic and international
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Must be U.S. Citizen.

• M.S. Engineering degree from an accredited university.
• Experience with leading teams is highly desirable.
• Experience with energetics and ballistic testing is highly desirable.
• Experience with managing cost and schedule.
• Prior experience in project management.
• Prior experience working in the defense industry and/or with U.S. Government contracts.
• Experience writing statements of work and estimating project scope.

Primary Level Salary Range: $79,600.00 - $

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and…