Manufacturing Engineer

Requisition : R

• Category: Engineering

• Location: Sykesville, Maryland, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Secret

• Telecommute: No - Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

• Positions Available: 1

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. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future.

Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector is seeking a motivated and leadership-oriented individual to join the Power/Control Systems (PCS) team as a Manufacturing Engineer or Principal Manufacturing Engineer at our Sykesville, MD facility. Our Manufacturing Team is a leading innovator, developer, manufacturer, integrator, and supporter of a variety of advanced electronics for national security and non-defense applications.

The ideal candidate will have the ability to effectively communicate and work with a variety of internal personnel from manufacturing, test engineering, and design engineering. He/she should also be self-directed, organized, and team oriented.

What You'll Get to Do:

The Manufacturing Engineer/Principal Manufacturing Engineer has responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, the tasks outlined below:

Process Development:

• Developing new and maintaining, or improving, existing manufacturing processes with a focus on affordability.

• Leading Manufacturing Readiness Review for new design efforts to ensure that production can begin in accordance with the overall manufacturing plan.

• Providing ROI justification for process improvements.

• Creating and managing project plans (tasks, resources and schedules) for process development activities.

• Creating and documenting designs for custom tooling using CAD and PLM Software.

• Specifying, identifying and procuring new manufacturing equipment for production readiness.

• Developing and optimizing process parameters.

• Developing/revising process documentation and work instructions.

Factory Support:

• Monitoring process yields and cost to recommend and implement improvements.

• Solving manufacturing problems related to materials, designs, equipment, and tooling.

• Assisting with the training of new personnel and participation in the design of operations training materials.

• Supporting factory maintenance personnel with troubleshooting and repair of process equipment.

Design and Engineering Support:

• Recommending product design improvements required to produce advanced electro-mechanical assemblies.

• Documenting novel process capabilities and guidelines for product designers.

• Participating in design readiness and producibility reviews for new products.

Miscellaneous:

• Providing supplier support as needed to resolve issues within the supply base.

• Providing Request for Proposal (RFP) input specifically as it relates to Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) requirements.

This requisition may be filled as either an Engineer or a Principal Engineer based on qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications for a Manufacturing Engineer (level
2):

• Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM area and at least 2 years of experience in Manufacturing/Process Engineering, Production, or related area - OR - a Master's degree in a STEM area and 0 years of experience. Candidates with a HS diploma and 6 years or an Associates degree and 4 years of experience will also be considered.

• Experience in MS Office software applications.

• Experience in a manufacturing environment in an engineering support role.

• Experience with developing new processes in a cross-functional team.

• Experience with 3D Solid Modeling using CAD software.

• Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

• US Citizenship is required.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Manufacturing Engineer (level
3):

• Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM area and at least 5 years of experience in Manufacturing/Process Engineering, Production, or related area - OR - a Master's degree in a STEM area and 2 years of experience. Candidates with a HS diploma and 9 years or an Associates degree and 7 years of experience will also be considered.

• Experience in MS Office software applications.

• Experience in a manufacturing environment in an engineering support role.

• Experience with developing new processes in a cross-functional team.

• Experience with 3D Solid Modeling using CAD software.

• Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

• US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with J-STD and MIL-STD requirements.

• 3D modeling experience in Unigraphics/NX.

• 3D modeling experience with assembly tooling, concept development, and tool…