Principal or Sr. Principal Engineer Manufacturing

Northrop Grumman•Charlottesville, VA

57d

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. We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal or Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer based in Charlottesville, VA . The Manufacturing Engineer will report directly to the Manufacturing Engineering Manager and will support manufacturing programs at the site. This position may be filled at a level 3 (Principal) or level 4 (Sr. Principal), depending on candidate experience.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in engineering with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience in disciplines such as manufacturing engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering. OR a Masters Degree in a STEM or related discipline with 3 or more years of relevant work experience in disciplines such as manufacturing engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering.
Experience with wire harnesses, connection, assembly, and troubleshooting.
Experience with reading and interpreting wiring schematics.
CAD experience
IPC 610/620 certification
Experience supporting and assisting shop floor assemblers and operators
CNC machine operation experience
Experience reading and interpreting technical drawings and GD&T specifications.
Experience reading blueprints and specifications for machine shop and fabricated parts.
Advanced machine setups and machining capabilities experience.
Experience with subassembly and final assembly build structure.
Experience creating flat patterns for sheet metal that will meet drawing requirements.
Experience estimating all aspects of machine shop and fabrication set up and run times to accurately plan for cost and production times.
Experience with Model Based Engineering
Experience with LEAN manufacturing principles
Experience with Corrective Action Requests (CAR) and ability to address and resolve CARs
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET clearance.
US Citizenship Required.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ISO 9001/AS9100 Quality Management System certification process
Bachelor's Degree in manufacturing or electrical engineering or Master's Degree in an engineering field
Certified Six Sigma Green Belt, Black Belt, or Master Black Belt
Experience facilitating Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) activities
CMM experience
Experience auditing and improving manufacturing processes
Defense industry experience
Experience in a manufacturing role
Software: SigmaNest
SAP Business System experience
Software: MPLM
AutoCAD and NX experience.

Responsibilities

Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, and material handling for wire harnesses and machine shop.
Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of parts, tools, equipment and other functions affecting 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.
Investigates, initiates and executes solutions to ensure product quality.
Develops manufacturing processes applicable to statistical process control.
Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
Ensures processes and procedures are compliant with regulations.
Interfaces directly with assemblers, cell supervisors and others in Operations.
Must be knowledgeable in and capable of assessing manufacturing engineering processes and procedures.
Drives affordability through monitoring of budget (time) and spend.
Travels to suppliers as required, to achieve positive outcomes.
Fosters a collaborative culture that sustains momentum around engagement, problem solving, and continuous improvement.
Serves as a strong voice for Manufacturing Engineering and a role model for NG Values.