Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer Manufacturing Level 3/4

Northrop Grumman•Clearfield, UT

3d•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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a first shift Principal/Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer Level 3/4 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position will be located in Clearfield. This position supports a Monday - Thursday 4x10 schedule. The selected candidate will provide critical support in a high-volume high-mix production environment, working closely with Operations, Quality, Industrial Engineering, Scheduling and Maintenance. Our goal is to minimize downtime on the production line by troubleshooting, problem solving, and proactively identifying areas of concern. Our engineers work to continuously improve their processes, eliminating process variation and waste while building in quality. Join us in the team effort to meet our production goals!

Requirements

Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Level 3): Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 4 year or experience in the following engineering fields; Manufacturing, Quality, Production, Industrial, Process, Mechanical, Aerospace, Aeronautics OR Masters with 3 years of experience in mentioned fields; OR PhD in STEM field with 0 years of experience
Active current DoD Clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR)
Experience with Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Level 4): Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 8 year or experience in the following engineering fields; Manufacturing, Quality, Production, Industrial, Process, Mechanical, Aerospace, Aeronautics OR Masters with 6 years of experience in mentioned fields; OR PhD in STEM field with 4 years of experience
Active current DoD Clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR)
Experience with Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Nice To Haves

Experience with composite manufacturing
Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and specifications
Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
Experience working with/programming Fanuc or similar robots
Experience using Catia V5 or similar CAD software
Experience using Solumina G8 or similar
Demonstrated understanding of root cause / corrective action processes and techniques
Experience using RCCA tools such as Five Why, Pareto, fishbone, etc.
Experience drafting, maintaining, and modifying work instructions and/or process specification

Responsibilities

Collaborate within an Integrated Product Team (IPT) to develop and implement process improvements as well as support site initiatives.
Work closely with manufacturing personnel in the highly automated production of composite aerospace components.
Author, modify, and audit shop floor electronic work instructions (EWIs).
Perform root cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities to permanently eliminate defects.
Troubleshoot production/equipment/program/tooling issues and implementing improvements and solutions.