Engr Energetics Mfg

Northrop Grumman•Elkton, MD

6d•$87,600 - $131,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Energetics Manufacturing Engineer – level 2 to work at its Elkton, Maryland facility. The Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems and Controls (PS&C) facility in Elkton, Maryland has a long history of solid-propellant rocket operations, dating back to 1948. Today, the facility is responsible for the design, development, and production of solid-propellant propulsion and ordnance systems for a diverse range of Government and commercial customers. The Elkton facility also supports offsite engineering and test operations in Ronkonkoma, NY and Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Elkton, Maryland is situated on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, conveniently located between Philadelphia and Baltimore, offering a charming environment with small towns, parks, shops, restaurants, and inns. Outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, camping, bird watching, fishing, and boating are readily available, with scenic views from Turkey Point Lighthouse and the C&D Canal.

Requirements

Must have a Bachelor's degree in STEM studies and 2 or more years of experience or a Master's degree with 0 or more years of experience.
Must be a US citizen and able to obtain a Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

Provide manufacturing support to operations to meet quality, delivery, and cost requirements.
Create, maintain and improve Process Control Documentation.
Establish manufacturing lines for new products and product upgrades.
Establish Lean process flow.
Capacity planning – perform capacity studies/analysis.
Digital modeling/simulation when appropriate.
Define facility and equipment needs.
Work with facilities engineering to provide cost-benefit analysis to support capital projects.
Establish equipment specifications.
Work with vendors for equipment run-off and installation.
Assist in establishing safety requirements for new facilities and equipment.
Establish Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM) requirements.
Provide start-up support and initial training to operations.
Establish required procedures.
Provide training to maintenance personnel as required.
Conduct continuous improvement activities.
Lean manufacturing implementation (PES).
Assist operations with 5-S programs.
Conduct Process FMEA’s.
Generate process maps, flow charts, value stream maps.
Establish standard work.
Conduct time studies/audits.
Monitor production touch labor costs and suggest/implement improvements to drive costs down.
Establish Key Characteristics for manufacturing/processing and ensure systems are in place to monitor/control them.
Analyze processes and equipment for process capabilities and causes of downtime.
Analyze yield and scrap rate data provided by Mission Assurance to improve processes.
Provide technical support for improvements.
Determine root cause and corrective actions for deficiencies.
Conduct process capabilities studies as required.
Continually monitor processes.
Generate and maintain Statistical Process Control (SPC) program for production programs.
Monitor actual production vs. plan.
Work with Safety to establish and adhere to safety requirements and support Hazard Analysis.
Work with product/tooling engineering to establish tooling requirements.
Assist in design of initial tooling and test equipment and with continuous tooling improvement.
Additive manufacturing design, development, and implementation where practical.
Assist operations and maintenance in troubleshooting and equipment repairs.
Assist in defining product count points for financial tracking.