Manufacturing Engineer​/Principal Manufacturing Engineer; Optical Security Clearance

Position: Manufacturing Engineer/Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Optical with Security Clearance
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No CLEARANCE TYPE:
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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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter.

Come be a part of our mission! Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is looking for you to join our team as a Manufacturing Engineer based at our Salt Lake City, UT campus. The Manufacturing Engineering will join the Advanced Electronics and Avionics Manufacturing Engineering Team and will develop and maintain technical solutions for the manufacturing of circuit card assemblies and program inspection of circuit card assemblies using an automated optical inspection/automated x-ray inspection machine.

This position will also interact with customers and manufacturing leadership for metrics reporting and issue resolution. What You Will Get To Do:
* Develop, update, and maintain programming of an automated optical inspection/automated x-ray inspection machine for the inspection of circuit card assemblies

* Perform data analysis of automated optical inspection/automated x-ray inspection machine results for metrics reporting and issue resolution

* Maintain organization of automated optical inspection/automated x-ray inspection programming databases and algorithm libraries

* Incorporate the build and inspection requirements of industry standards into automated optical inspection/automated x-ray inspection programs

* Work as a process owner for the manufacturing of circuit card assemblies

* Develop processes, procedures, and assembly instructions for the build of circuit card assemblies

* Perform continuous improvement activities focused on cost/schedule savings during manufacturing

* Work with customers to provide manufacturing feedback, metrics and data reporting, and issue resolution

* Perform root cause and corrective action plans using techniques such as 5 whys, fishbone diagrams, etc

* Work directly with operators and other manufacturing engineers on the shop floor in a production environment

* Work with various electronics manufacturing equipment and processes to maintain production flow

* Provide technical project leadership for continuous improvement and root cause/corrective action projects This position may be filled at the Manufacturing Engineer (level
2) or Principal Manufacturing Engineer (level
3) level depending on candidate experience.

The Ideal Candidate Will Possess:
* Ability to work in a production environment

* Good technical writing skills Basic Qualifications for the Manufacturing Engineer (Level
2):
* Bachelor's Degree in a related STEM field with a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience; OR a Master's Degree with 0 years of relevant work experience; OR a PhD with 0 years of relevant work experience

* Experience with the design or build of circuit card assemblies

* Experience using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools

* Ability to obtain/maintain DOD Secret security clearance

* US Citizenship required. Basic Qualifications for the Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Level
3):
* Bachelor's Degree in a related STEM field with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience; OR a Master's Degree with 3 of more years of relevant work experience; OR a PhD with a minimum of 1 year(s) of relevant work experience

* Experience with the design or build of circuit card assemblies

* Experience using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools

* Ability to obtain/maintain DOD Secret security clearance

* US Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications for Both Levels:
* Experience with automated optical inspection or other machine vision systems

* Experience with data structures and network architecture

* Experience with industry standards for the build and inspection of electronic assemblies including J-STD-001 and…