Casual Engineering Tech

Northrop Grumman•New York, WV

About The Position

Northrop Grumman is hiring a part-time Engineering Tech to support manufacturing and production operations. The role assists with developing manufacturing processes, work instructions, and production layouts, and helps identify and implement process improvements. The Engineering Tech responds to technical production issues, works with maintenance staff to troubleshoot production equipment, and supports safety requirements for facilities and equipment. Working on a multifunctional Integrated Product Team, the position helps resolve production issues and manufacturing review board (MRB) items with Quality and Product Engineering. The role also analyzes process capability, equipment downtime, yield, and scrap data; determines root causes and corrective actions for discrepancies; and supports internal and external customers. Less than 20 hours of work per week is expected.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent, plus 4 years of additional related education or experience.
Knowledge of mechanical manufacturing and production processes.
Ability to interpret 2D drawings.
Computer skills that include Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Ability to interact and communicate effectively with external customers and plant personnel.
Comfort making presentations to peers and senior leadership.
U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a production or manufacturing environment.
Knowledge of composites fabrication processes, including wet filament winding, hand layup, bonding, vacuum bagging, and autoclave curing.
Experience generating written work instructions for production operations.
Familiarity with preparing and analyzing statistical data to make processing decisions.
Knowledge of basic mechanical systems and tools, with hands-on experience.

Responsibilities

Assist in developing manufacturing processes, work instructions, and production layouts required to fabricate products.
Identify process improvements, capture feedback from Operations, and incorporate changes into manufacturing processes.
Respond to technical production issues associated with products being fabricated.
Work with maintenance staff to troubleshoot and repair production-specific equipment.
Assist in establishing safety requirements for facilities and equipment.
Work with a multifunctional team to solve production-related issues.
Work with Quality and Product Engineering to resolve MRB items quickly and efficiently.
Analyze processes and equipment for process capabilities and downtime.
Analyze yield and scrap-rate data to help improve processes.
Determine root causes and corrective actions for discrepancies.
Work as part of an Integrated Product Team to support internal and external customers.