Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer Manufacturing Level 3/4
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a first shift Principal/Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer Level 3/4 to join their team. The position will be located in Iuka, MS. This position supports a Monday – Thursday 4x10 schedule. The selected candidate will provide critical support in a high-volume high-mix production environment, working closely with Operations, Quality, Industrial Engineering, Scheduling and Maintenance. The goal is to minimize downtime on the production line by troubleshooting, problem solving, and proactively identifying areas of concern. Engineers work to continuously improve their processes, eliminating process variation and waste while building in quality. Join the team effort to meet production goals!
Requirements
- Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Level 3): Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 4 year or experience in the following engineering fields; Manufacturing, Quality, Production, Industrial, Process, Mechanical, Aerospace, Aeronautics OR Masters with 3 years of experience in mentioned fields; OR PhD in STEM field with 0 years of experience
- Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Level 4): Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 8 year or experience in the following engineering fields; Manufacturing, Quality, Production, Industrial, Process, Mechanical, Aerospace, Aeronautics OR Masters with 6 years of experience in mentioned fields; OR PhD in STEM field with 4 years of experience
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret level clearance per company and business needs
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) per company and business needs
- Experience with Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Nice To Haves
- Experience with composite manufacturing
- Active DoD Clearance
- Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and specifications
- Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
- Experience working with/programming Fanuc or similar robots
- Experience using Catia V5 or similar CAD software
- Experience using Solumina G8 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 specification
Responsibilities
- Collaborate within an Integrated Product Team (IPT) to develop and implement process improvements as well as support site initiatives.
- Work closely with manufacturing personnel in the highly automated production of composite aerospace components.
- Author, modify, and audit shop floor electronic work instructions (EWIs).
- Perform root cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities to permanently eliminate defects.
- Troubleshoot production/equipment/program/tooling issues and implementing improvements and solutions.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
