Manufacturing Engineer level 2/3

Northrop Grumman • Rocket Center, WV

3d • $89,400 - $134,200 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join its team at the ABL facility in Rocket Center, West Virginia. This is an onsite position with no opportunity for remote work. The role designs and plans layouts and processes for material-processing operations, plans operation sequences and procedures, and balances technical requirements with economic considerations and operator effectiveness and comfort. It conducts production-stage tests and measurements to control process variables and establishes processing requirements for the design and acquisition of equipment.

The engineer develops manufacturing processes, work instructions, and production layouts; addresses design changes and technical production issues; analyzes process capability, downtime, yield, and scrap; and establishes process controls. The position works with Operations, Maintenance, Quality Engineering, and multifunctional and Integrated Product Teams to resolve production issues, improve processes, support customers, and maintain safe and effective production. The role may be filled at Level 2 or Level 3.

Requirements

• Level 2: Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering, or an equivalent STEM degree, plus at least 2 years of relevant experience; or a master's degree in one of these fields or an equivalent STEM field, plus at least 0 years of relevant experience.
• Level 3: Bachelor of Science degree in Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering, or an equivalent STEM degree, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience; or a master's degree in one of these fields or an equivalent STEM field, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of mechanical manufacturing and production processes.
• Ability to interpret 2D drawings.
• Ability to obtain a US Secret Security Clearance; US citizenship is a prerequisite.
• Ability to work onsite at the ABL facility in Rocket Center, WV; remote work is not available.
• Willingness to travel 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a production or manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of composites fabrication processing, 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, and hands-on experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing processes, work instructions, and production layouts required to fabricate products.
• Identify process improvements, capture feedback from Operations, and incorporate changes into manufacturing processes.
• Capture design and specification changes in the manufacturing process.
• Respond to technical production issues associated with the product being fabricated.
• Work with maintenance staff to troubleshoot and repair production-specific equipment.
• Generate specifications for procurement of new equipment.
• Assist in establishing safety requirements for facilities and equipment.
• Work in a multifunctional team to solve production-related issues.
• Work with Quality Engineering to resolve MRB items quickly and efficiently.
• Establish Key Characteristics for manufacturing and processing and ensure systems are in place to monitor and control them.
• 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.
• Generate and maintain Statistical Process Control programs for production products.
• Work as part of an Integrated Product Team to support internal and external customers.
• Design and plan layouts and processes for material-processing operations, and plan operation sequences and procedures.
• Conduct tests and measurements throughout production to control process variables.
• Establish and submit processing requirements for designing and acquiring processing equipment.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results.
• Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

What This Job Offers

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