Principal Engineer Manufacturing

Northrop Grumman • Baltimore, MD

1d • $98,900 - $148,300

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 develops, manufactures, and delivers products using advanced materials, technology, and processing. The position provides manufacturing technical support and direction for fabricating ceramic substrates for next-generation RF hardware and supports multiple processes in ACF.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent and at least 5 years of relevant professional experience; alternatively, at least 3 years with an MS, 1 year with a PhD, or 9 years with a high school diploma/GED.
• Manufacturing or process engineering experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Design of Experiment (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and 6 Sigma concepts for process development and control.
• Fluency in MS Office software applications.
• Experience with ERP systems.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to multitask in a fast-paced, dynamic, high-visibility environment, and ability to work well as part of a team.

Nice To Haves

• Ceramics or materials fabrication manufacturing experience.
• Experience in dicing, furnaces, or ovens.
• Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience with Matlab, VBA, or similar tools.
• Experience with CAD software such as AutoCAD or NX.
• Experience with Minitab software.
• Experience with SAP MRP software.
• Experience with the Teamcenter Manufacturing software tool suite and Manufacturing Process Planning.

Responsibilities

• Solve manufacturing problems related to materials, designs, equipment, and personnel in a timely manner to support production.
• Develop new manufacturing processes and maintain existing ones, focusing on affordability, sustainability, and quality.
• Develop and optimize process parameters.
• Develop and revise process documentation and work instructions.
• Create, validate, and maintain automatic equipment programs.
• Monitor process yields, cost, stability, and capability.
• Support the creation and implementation of improvement plans based on process metrics.
• Develop return-on-investment justifications for process improvements.
• Assist with training new personnel and participate in designing operator training materials.
• Support factory maintenance personnel with troubleshooting and repairing process equipment.
• Lead or facilitate Root Cause & Corrective Action investigations and drive them to closure.
• Support capital equipment projects through procurement, installation, and release for production use.
• Support engineering data analysis, including metrology data, ERP (SAP) data, and other in-process metrics.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off 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: Principal