Principal Engineer Manufacturing

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

4d•$98,900 - $148,300•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Manufacturing Operations Engineering organization is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Process Engineer for the Advanced Ceramics Facility (ACF) manufacturing cell. ACF utilizes flexibility and creativity in order to develop, manufacture and deliver leading-edge discriminating products, while incorporating the latest materials, technology and processing to meet or exceed customer expectations. The Principal Manufacturing Process Engineer will provide manufacturing technical support and direction to fabricate ceramic substrates for next generation RF hardware. This position will be responsible for supporting multiple processes in ACF.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering or related STEM area and 5+ years of relevant professional experience (or 3+ years with an MS; 1 year with a PhD)
Manufacturing/Process Engineering experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment
Experience with Design of Experiment (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), 6 sigma concepts for process development and control
Fluency in MS Office software applications
Experience with ERP systems
The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
US Citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Ceramics or materials fabrication manufacturing experience
Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
Experience with Matlab, VBA and/or similar
Experience with CAD software (AutoCAD, NX or similar)
Experience with Minitab software
Experience with SAP MRP software
Experience with the Teamcenter Manufacturing software tool suite and Manufacturing Process Planning

Responsibilities

Solving of manufacturing problems related to materials, designs, equipment, people in a timely manner to support production
Developing new and maintaining existing manufacturing processes with a focus on affordability, sustainability and quality
Developing and optimizing process parameters
Developing and revising process documentation and work instruction
Creating, validating, and maintaining automatic equipment programs
Monitoring process yields, cost, and process stability and capability
Supporting the creation and implementation of improvement plans based on the above metrics
Developing ROI justification for process improvements
Assisting with the training of new personnel and participating in the design of operator training materials
Supporting factory maintenance personnel with the troubleshooting and repair of process equipment
Leading/facilitating Root Cause & Corrective Action investigations and driving to closure
Supporting capital equipment projects through procurement, installation and release for production use
Supporting engineering data analysis including metrology data, ERP (SAP) data, and other in-process metrics