Composites Manufacturing Engineer - Level 2 or 3

Northrop Grumman • San Diego, CA

3d • $103,600 - $155,400 • Onsite

About The Position

The Mission Enabling Products organization within Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Composites Manufacturing Engineer at Level 2 or 3 to assist an experienced team of engineers with manufacturing and design engineering for one or more spacecraft systems or subsystems. The position is located in San Diego, California, and includes travel approximately 10% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available.

The engineer plans and coordinates manufacturing processes on the factory floor and develops, evaluates, and improves methods involving spacecraft design, composite materials and fabrication, tooling, production equipment, composite assembly, and quality control. The role designs efficient workflows and workspaces, authors manufacturing instructions, creates bills of materials, collaborates with design staff and vendors, and supports proposals through production-time and cost estimates. It also communicates manufacturing capabilities and uses statistical methods to estimate manufacturing requirements and identify potential improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering and at least 2 years of manufacturing engineering experience, or a master’s degree and at least 0 years of experience, for Level 2.
• Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering and at least 5 years of experience, or a master’s degree and at least 3 years of experience, for Level 3.
• Experience with lay-up, machining, assembly, and inspection of composite flight materials and hardware.
• Ability to read, interpret, and create engineering drawings with appropriate application of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Effective communication, cross-functional collaboration, and leadership skills.
• U.S. citizenship as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15).
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret and Top-Secret CSI clearance for Level 2.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret and Top-Secret CSI clearance for Level 3.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to represent an organization as a technical contact and interact with program teams and leadership as the manufacturing-process technical expert.
• Knowledge and application of continuous improvement philosophy, methodology, and tools.
• Technical problem-solving skills, including formal root-cause and corrective-action identification and implementation.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills to engage successfully in multiple programs simultaneously.
• Proficiency in MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project.
• CAD experience, preferably NX-10/Teamcenter or other CAD experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and coordinate manufacturing processes on the factory floor.
• Develop, evaluate, and improve manufacturing methods using knowledge of spacecraft design, composite materials and fabrication, tooling and production equipment capabilities, composite assembly methods, and quality control standards.
• Design manufacturing workflows and equipment and workspace layouts for maximum efficiency.
• Author detailed manufacturing work instructions specifying processes for producing hardware.
• Create complete and accurate bills of materials for manufactured hardware.
• Communicate with design staff about product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.
• Create purchase requests and work with vendors to determine equipment, material, or part specifications; evaluate products against specifications and quality standards.
• Support proposal efforts by estimating production times and related costs for management decisions.
• Communicate manufacturing capabilities and other considerations to management, engineering, and other staff to facilitate and improve production processes.
• Apply statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential improvements.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level