Manager Tool Die Making
Listed on 2026-02-12
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Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Tooling Maintenance Manager within our Tool Engineering organization. This role will be located in Iuka, Mississippi.
Our tooling team designs Aerospace composite part fabrication tooling to support commercial and defense aerospace industries.
Job Description
The tooling maintenance manager will be responsible for leading a team of Dimensional Control technicians, machinist, and logistics planners to maintain all program production tooling. The manager will direct a team of technicians that will interact with our operations departments to review and document the ongoing status of the tooling. The tooling maintenance team will work to proactively maintain the tooling to prevent out of tolerance conditions.
The team will also be responsible for correcting any discrepant tooling that is found. In addition to maintaining tooling the team will coordinate and perform annual tool maintenance and re-certifications on all tools that require annual certification. In addition to maintaining the production tooling the team will be active in tool design reviews and provide input to tool designers to ensure that tools are maintainable once put into service.
The tooling maintenance team will inspect and implement high value composite fabrication and assembly tooling. The manager will also be responsible to support tooling proposal efforts, manage staffing and represent the department internally and with customers.
Our team enjoys a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and collaboration with internal and external customers.
Our team works closely with manufacturing engineers, operations, CAD designers, safety, quality and procurement. We pride ourselves in influencing new methods to improve tooling safety, cost, schedule and operational efficiency.
Work schedule is day shift and a 9/80 work week.
Travel is intermittent, not expected to exceed 10%, and typically involves visits to vendors, customer facilities and Northrop Grumman sites.
Tooling Manager Job Duties:
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