Manufacturing Systems Engineer - Level 5

Northrop Grumman • Baltimore, MD

2d • $169,000 - $253,600 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Manufacturing Systems Engineer – Level 5 to join its team in Linthicum, Maryland. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommuting. The role leads requirements development, technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and cost, return-on-investment, and risk analysis across the manufacturing lifecycle. It drives advanced manufacturing and digital technology projects intended to improve quality, cycle time, and cost, and leads proposals, estimates, production transition, and investment planning in areas such as additive manufacturing, automation, analytics, and digital fabrication. The position works a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off, and requires travel 10% of the time.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and 12 years of professional experience, or a master’s degree and 10 years of professional experience, or a Ph.D. and 8 years of professional experience.
• Active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at the time of application, current and within scope.
• Experience with manual and automated assembly processes.
• Experience with Augmented Reality Systems.
• Project management experience.
• Familiarity with J-STD and MIL-STD requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Space Class A and Class C hardware.
• Familiarity with space programs and Space Standard Practices (SSP).
• Familiarity with Design of Experiment (DOE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC).
• Experience with Siemens NX, Teamcenter, CPLM, or SAP.
• Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES).

Responsibilities

• Interface with the Surveillance and Targeting Business Unit and Operations to stay current with new concept and proposal programs.
• Support program proposals and develop manufacturing cost estimates, including product cost routings and non-recurring engineering (NRE).
• Serve as the operations technical interface for Manufacturing and RSP integrated program teams (IPTs) for low-MRL programs.
• Support IPTs in make/buy/dual-sourcing decisions.
• Participate in producibility reviews for new product designs.
• Recommend design improvements to produce lower-cost, higher-performing products.
• Develop new manufacturing processes and maintain or improve existing processes, focusing on affordability.
• Translate state-of-the-art process capabilities and guidelines for product designers by interfacing with manufacturing subject matter experts.
• Develop discriminating IRAD and capital investment plans with the Manufacturing Strategy and Integration team.
• Lead requirements development, technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and cost, ROI, and risk analysis across the manufacturing lifecycle.
• Drive advanced manufacturing and digital technology projects, proposals, estimates, production transition, and investment planning.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life insurance.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

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