Principal Engineer Manufacturing

Northrop Grumman • Sunnyvale, CA

5d • $103,600 - $155,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is hiring a Principal Manufacturing Engineer based in Sunnyvale, California, to support manufacturing and testing of marine launcher systems. The role involves manufacturing processes for high-value assemblies, machined components, and welded fabrications, including precision manual assembly, welding, machining, bonding, finishing, and mechanical assembly.

The engineer will develop and improve manufacturing processes, tooling, fixtures, process flows, production layouts, bills of materials, work instructions, procedures, and tooling requirements. The position also supports continuous improvement, new capital equipment implementation, and—depending on assignment—final product acceptance testing and test-facility operations. The schedule is a 4th Shift role: Friday through Sunday, 12-hour shifts from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The ability to support other production shifts and weekends is required based on assignment and production schedules.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of relevant work experience, or a master's degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of experience.
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
• Experience with continuous improvement.
• Experience with technical writing.
• U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with high-value assemblies.
• Experience with fabrication, welding, or machining.
• Experience with process engineering concepts.

Responsibilities

• Develop new manufacturing processes and improve existing processes.
• Develop required tooling and fixtures in collaboration with assembly mechanics, machinists, welders, and engineers.
• Evaluate manufacturing processes and systems to reduce cost, improve sustainability, and establish best practices.
• Develop efficient process flows and sequences of operations.
• Optimize production area layouts.
• Manage bills of materials and create detailed work instructions, process procedures, and tooling requirements, emphasizing safety, foreign object elimination, and equipment and system maintenance.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of new capital equipment to establish expanded production processes.
• For select roles, support final acceptance testing of products and provide technical support for test-facility operations.
• Support multiple production shifts, including first, second, third, and weekend shifts, as required by assignment and production schedules.

Benefits

• Health plan and health insurance coverage.
• Savings plan.
• Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Education assistance.
• Training and development.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position.

What This Job Offers

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