Manufacturing/Process Engineer 2/3

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

3d•$79,600 - $148,300•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Sector has an immediate need for Manufacturing Process Engineers to support the Final Assembly areas within manufacturing. The primary location is our Linthicum, MD facility. Manufacturing Process Engineers have responsibilities that include, but are not limited to: Factory Support: Monitoring process performance; optimizing and implementing improvements to ensure stable and expected outputs; collaborating with multiple manufacturing teams in using lean and continuous improvement tools Resolving technical manufacturing disruptions related to materials, designs, equipment and tooling, training and instructions; collaborating with design engineers to resolve technical problems Training new personnel on processes and designing training materials; assisting the build team to meet the requirements of J-STD-001, IPC-610, IPC-620, and relevant MIL-STDs Supporting factory maintenance personnel with the troubleshooting and repair of process equipment Process Development: Developing new, optimizing, maintaining and improving, manufacturing processes, and parameters, to achieve affordable and reliable production capabilities Identifying process-required or product-specific tools and equipment; creating custom tools and fixtures and documenting designs Providing data required to develop capacity models, workspace layouts, and product workflow routings Specifying new manufacturing equipment for production; leading deployment to ensure factory compliance and readiness for production Identifying new technologies that achieve required capabilities or capacities, developing ROI justification for technology deployments or process improvements Creating and maintaining process documentation and assembly work instructions from complex engineering drawings and parts lists Creating and managing project plans (tasks, resources and schedules) for process development activities and new equipment implementations Design and Engineering Support: Performing producibility reviews of new product designs; recommending product design changes to improve manufacturability; training design engineers to assess designs for manufacturability Utilizing Design to Cost (DTC), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and Design for Automation (DFA) tools to deliver cost-effective and producible products Documenting state-of-the-art process capabilities and guidelines for product designers Miscellaneous: Providing supplier support, as needed, to resolve supplier issues in meeting process and product requirements Providing Request for Proposal (RFP) inputs, specifically as it relates to Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) and material requirements for tooling, capital equipment and/or new process development and documentation Travelling to suppliers and customers may be required The chosen candidate must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic, and high visibility environment; work well in a team environment; and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. This requisition may be filled as a Manufacturing Process Engineer or a Principal Manufacturing Process Engineer based on the qualifications listed below. This position can be filled at either a level 2/Manufacturing Process Engineer or level 3/Principal Manufacturing Process Engineer.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or other related STEM area and at least 2+ years of experience in Manufacturing/Process Engineering, Production, or related area - OR - a Master's degree in a STEM area.
Hands-on experience with electronics assembly processes and equipment such as epoxy dispensing and curing, conformal coating, thermal interface material dispense/application, soldering, mechanical assembly, Automated Optical Inspection, component/assembly test, etc.
3D Solid Modeling experience using a CAD software
Ability to obtain/maintain Secret level clearance.
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or other related STEM area and at least 5+ years of experience in Manufacturing/Process Engineering, Production, or related area - OR - a Master's degree with 3+ years of experience
Hands-on experience with electronics assembly processes and equipment such as epoxy dispensing and curing, conformal coating, thermal interface material dispense/application, soldering, mechanical assembly, Automated Optical Inspection, component/assembly test, etc.
3D Solid Modeling experience using a CAD software
Ability to obtain/maintain Secret level clearance.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with J-STD and MIL-STD requirements, including MIL-STD-883 & MIL-PRF-38534, J-STD-001, IPC-610, IPC-620
Experience with composite bonding or fiber optic assembly
3D modeling experience in Unigraphics/NX
3D modeling experience with assembly tooling, concept development, and tool/fixture creation
Experience with the Teamcenter Manufacturing tool suite and Manufacturing Process Planning
Familiarity with Design of Experiment (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and 6 sigma concepts for process development and control
Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
Robotics or automation experience

Responsibilities

Monitoring process performance; optimizing and implementing improvements to ensure stable and expected outputs; collaborating with multiple manufacturing teams in using lean and continuous improvement tools
Resolving technical manufacturing disruptions related to materials, designs, equipment and tooling, training and instructions; collaborating with design engineers to resolve technical problems
Training new personnel on processes and designing training materials; assisting the build team to meet the requirements of J-STD-001, IPC-610, IPC-620, and relevant MIL-STDs
Supporting factory maintenance personnel with the troubleshooting and repair of process equipment
Developing new, optimizing, maintaining and improving, manufacturing processes, and parameters, to achieve affordable and reliable production capabilities
Identifying process-required or product-specific tools and equipment; creating custom tools and fixtures and documenting designs
Providing data required to develop capacity models, workspace layouts, and product workflow routings
Specifying new manufacturing equipment for production; leading deployment to ensure factory compliance and readiness for production
Identifying new technologies that achieve required capabilities or capacities, developing ROI justification for technology deployments or process improvements
Creating and maintaining process documentation and assembly work instructions from complex engineering drawings and parts lists
Creating and managing project plans (tasks, resources and schedules) for process development activities and new equipment implementations
Performing producibility reviews of new product designs; recommending product design changes to improve manufacturability; training design engineers to assess designs for manufacturability
Utilizing Design to Cost (DTC), Design for Manufacturing (DFM), and Design for Automation (DFA) tools to deliver cost-effective and producible products
Documenting state-of-the-art process capabilities and guidelines for product designers
Providing supplier support, as needed, to resolve supplier issues in meeting process and product requirements
Providing Request for Proposal (RFP) inputs, specifically as it relates to Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) and material requirements for tooling, capital equipment and/or new process development and documentation
Travelling to suppliers and customers may be required

Benefits

Relocation assistance may be available
health insurance coverage
life and disability insurance
savings plan
Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
overtime
shift differential
discretionary bonus
Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.