Associate/Engineer Manufacturing Level 1/2

Northrop Grumman•Iuka, MS

4d•$56,700 - $102,400•Onsite

About The Position

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 has an opening for a D-shift Floor Support Manufacturing Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position will be located in Iuka, MS. This position will support our D shift on a 3/12 schedule Friday-Sunday, from 6:30pm to 7:00am The selected candidate will provide critical hands-on support in a high-volume high-mix production environment, working closely with Operations, Quality, and Design engineering. Our goal is to minimize downtime on the production line by troubleshooting, problem solving, and proactively identifying areas of concern. Our engineers work to continuously improve their processes, eliminating process variation and waste while building in quality. Join us in the team effort to meet our production goals!

Requirements

Associate Manufacturing Engineer Level 1: Bachelors Degree and 0 years of work experience in a manufacturing environment
Exposure to Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Active U.S. Government Clearance in order to apply and prior to starting
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) per company and business needs
Manufacturing Engineer Level 2: Bachelors Degree and 1 years of work experience in an engineering manufacturing environment role; OR Masters in STEM field with 0 years of experience.
Experience with Microsoft Office, specifically with Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Experience with reading and understanding engineering drawings and specifications
Experience with knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
Active U.S. Government Clearance in order to apply and prior to starting
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) per company and business needs

Nice To Haves

Active U.S. Government Clearance
Active Special Program Access (PAR)
Engineering degree in Manufacturing, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering or similar
Knowledge of composite hand layup, fiber placement, bonding, and/or curing
Knowledge of composite machining using CNCs and/or water jets
Experience with a CPLM (Product Lifecycle Management) system
Experience using NX or similar CAD software
Experience using SAP and MES or similar
Demonstrated understanding of root cause / corrective action processes and techniques
Experience using RCCA tools such as Five Why, Pareto, fishbone, etc.
Experience drafting, maintaining, and modifying work instructions and/or process specifications

Responsibilities

Work closely with manufacturing personnel to tackle production issues in hand and machine-aided layup, automated fiber placement, autoclave cure, CNC and water jet machining, and nondestructive inspection
Develop processes by studying requirements; research, design, modify, and test production/deployment methods and equipment
Collaborates with Design Engineering on design to ensure practical manufacturing and fabrication solutions
Maintain and distribute daily shift issue logs, documenting both resolved and pending equipment/production issues for enhanced communication and transfers of information between shifts
Author, modify, and audit shop floor procedures and electronic work instructions (EWIs)
Perform root cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities to permanently eliminate defects
Troubleshoot production/equipment/program/tooling issues and implement robust improvements and solutions