Principal Engineer Manufacturing

Northrop Grumman•Salt Lake City, UT

1d•$89,400 - $134,200•Onsite

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer for the inertial measurement system (IMU) for the Sentinel (GBSD) program located in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sentinel is a cutting-edge national security program that delivers resilient, next-generation capabilities to protect our nation’s most critical missions against evolving threats.

Requirements

Bachelors degree in STEM related field with 5 years of experience, Masters degree in STEM related field with 3 years of experience, or PhD in STEM related field with 1 year of experience.
Prior experience in the ownership of manufacturing documentation including process control plans, assembly instructions, manufacturing routers, general process instructions and equipment use procedures.
Experience supporting and developing the proficiency of direct labor (i.e assembly technicians, test technicians and inspectors).
Experience designing manufacturing processes and procedures.
Experience collaborating with design engineering to ensure and enhance manufacturability, productivity and throughput.
Demonstrated ability to understand engineering drawings, process specifications, part lists and technical documents.
Experience determining root cause and implement corrective actions.
Experience using desktop applications (i.e. Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio, Adobe, CAD Software, etc.)
US Citizenship is required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Secret level clearance.

Nice To Haves

Experience using Solidworks or Siemens NX 3D modeling system.
Experience using SAP or other enterprise resource planning software (ERP).
Experience developing and documenting assembly processes and procedures.
Experience working in a department of defense development program with strict customer/process requirements.
Experience working with configuration-controlled documents.
Experience designing manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling.
Sound understanding of engineering fundamentals.
Working in a AS9100 certified manufacturing environment.
Experience supporting development programs.
Have an active DoD secret clearance.

Responsibilities

Ownership of manufacturing documentation including process control plans, assembly instructions, SAP routers, general process instructions and equipment use procedures for a large development program.
Support and develop the proficiency of direct labor assembly technicians, test technicians and inspectors.
Design manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling.
Control manufacturing processes through the use of quality and statistical analysis tools and continual improvement initiatives.
Identify process failure modes and effects analysis (FMECA), follow root cause and corrective action (RCCA) processes, assist in failure review boards (FRB) and closed loop failure reporting and corrective actions (FRACAS).
Determine the requirements and support the procurement of tooling and process equipment.
Investigate and initiate corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
Collaboratively work with design engineering to ensure and enhance manufacturability, productivity and throughput.
Ensure processes and procedures comply with customer requirements, design requirements and follow regulations and company policy.
Develop manufacturing process maturity using manufacturing readiness assessments.