Principal Engineer Manufacturing

Northrop Grumman•Annapolis, MD

6d•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 Oceanic Systems is seeking a Principal Engineer Manufacturing to support the design, manufacturing, and sustainment of Sonar and Undersea Systems in Annapolis, Maryland . The Principal Engineer Manufacturing will lead Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Continual Improvement (CI) efforts thru all stages of the product lifecycle for complex undersea electromechanical assemblies. The chosen candidate will provide guidance to Engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques. They will support detailed design drawing reviews for manufacturability, including appropriate GD&T, product structure, inspection, and test requirements. The Principal Manufacturing Engineer will develop and maintain the product manufacturing plan including manufacturing processes, procedures, shop floor layouts, equipment installation, design of new tooling, machining, material handling, inspection and test requirements, and assembly. The Principal Engineer Manufacturing will monitor and improve manufacturing performance on the shop floor. They will investigate and initiate corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality. Lastly, they will support repair and refurbishment of returned equipment. The Principal Engineer Manufacturing must be able to work individually as well as collaborate, share, and engage in teamwork with a diverse group of individuals. He/she must be able to work tactically; be aware of the future strategy; and have solid communication skills, strong leadership, collaboration, interpersonal, and team-building skills.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related STEM degree and a minimum of 5 years of Manufacturing/Engineering experience or equivalent OR Masters of Science in Engineering or related STEM degree and a minimum of 3 years of Manufacturing/Engineering experience or equivalent
US Citizenship
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
Experience reviewing mechanical design drawings with a solid understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
Experience reviewing design drawings for manufacturability, specifically machinability and/or mechanical assembly
Experienced with tool and fixture design for machining and/or mechanical assembly
3D Solid Modeling experience using CAD software

Nice To Haves

BS in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and/or metallurgical specialties.
Active Secret or Top Secret Security Clearance
Naval systems design and/or manufacturing experience
Electromechanical system manufacturing experience
Experience working with 2 to 5 axis CNC machines
Siemens NX modeling and drafting experience
Six Sigma or Lean-Agile Certification
Mastercam programming experience
Automated manufacturing experience
Welding experience
Dimensional and NDT inspection experience

Responsibilities

Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining, and material handling.
Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance.
Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.
Incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.
Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques.
Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
Ensures processes and procedures comply with regulations.