About the Role

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 (NGAS) has an opening for a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position requires on-site support located in Redondo Beach, CA where technology and teamwork come together. The selected candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Manufacturing Engineering Team working in a collaborative environment while promoting a positive and proactive teamwork environment.

Responsibilities

Principal Manufacturing Engineering job duties involve the following:

• Provide guidance to Engineering regarding design concepts to ensure the best manufacturing technique is being used to meet the Engineering design
• Participate in tool design reviews to ensure tools are feasible and reduce build times and program costs during assembly
• Define sequence of operations for product builds, investigate and initiate corrective actions and improvements that involve non-conforming product and identify improvement opportunities in areas that require producibility and affordability initiatives
• Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling
• Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions
• May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan
• Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality
• Responsible for updating and maintaining MBOM to meet requirements
• Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and may develop those techniques
• Investigates and initiates corrective actions of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality
• Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques. Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations
• Develop Visual Work Instructions and provide clear assembly instructions using MES
• Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations
• Strong communication skills coordinating with Engineering, Supply Chain and Quality Engineering

Principal Manufacturing Engineers for Aeronautics Systems are expected to provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex and difficult problems. They are problem solvers who have the ability to provide results that are innovative, thorough, practical, and consistent with organization objectives. We seek Manufacturing Engineers that use a unique skill set that includes a hands-on approach and act as the technical representative voice for the Manufacturing organization.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 4 years of technical and/or engineering experience, Master's Degree with 3 years of engineering experience, or PhD with 0 years of experience
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
• Proficient reviewing and interpreting Blueprints and 3-D models
• Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
• Ability to interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, clients, and vendors
• Open to any shift
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
• Ability to travel at least 10%

Physical Demands

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to:

• Ability to work for extended periods of time at a workstation on a computer or similar device for up to 10 hours / duration of shift
• Occasional extended periods of standing, bending, kneeling

Preferred Qualifications

• STEM Degree (Science, Technical, Engineering or Mathematical)
• Experience working hands-on in a production assembly line environment
• Experience providing innovative techniques focused on improving product designs and tooling assemblies or equipment
• Composite experience and process knowledge
• Secret or Top-Secret clearance preferred
• Experience working with converting engineering definition into model-based work instruction

Compensation and Benefits

Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Additional Information

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
• Application Timeline: The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.