Principal/Sr. Principal Engineer Microelectronic Semiconductors

Northrop Grumman•Baltimore, MD

1d•$108,800 - $203,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Manufacturing Operations Engineering organization is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Manufacturing Process Engineer 3/4 for the Parylene-Radiator-Feed-Circulator (PRFC) cell. This position is located at our site near BWI Airport in Maryland. The Principal/Senior Principal Manufacturing Process Engineer will provide manufacturing technical support and direction to fabricate Advanced Packages for next generation RF hardware. This position will be responsible for supporting the Circulator Build Line and the Radiator Build Line/Inventory System in the newly formed PRFC cell.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related STEM area and a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience or a minimum of 3 years with an MS Degree (for Principal Engineer).
Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering or related STEM area and a minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience or a minimum of 6 years with an MS degree (for Sr. Principal Engineer).
Experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience managing or leading projects and/or people.
Proficiency with Design of Experiment (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and 6 sigma concepts for process development.
Proficiency of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
Proficiency in MS Office software applications.
Ability to obtain and maintain a US Secret Security Clearance.
US Citizenship is required.
Experience in a manufacturing environment and automated systems (for Sr. Principal Engineer).
Experience managing or leading multi-faceted projects and/or teams (for Sr. Principal Engineer).
Experience executing complex Design of Experiment (DOE), Statistical Process Control.(SPC), and 6 sigma concepts for process development (for Sr. Principal Engineer).
Fluency in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) (for Sr. Principal Engineer).
Fluency in MS Office software applications (for Sr. Principal Engineer).

Nice To Haves

Extensive experience with manufacturing of microelectronics technology and materials.
Experience with Automation and controls.
Fluency with Matlab, VBA, C# and/or similar.
Working knowledge of J-STD and MIL-STD hardware requirements.
Experience leading Lean/Six Sigma process improvement projects.
Experience with CAD (NX or similar), Minitab, and SAP MRP software.
Experience with the Teamcenter Manufacturing software tool suite and Manufacturing Process Planning.

Responsibilities

Rapidly diagnose and resolve line-stop and manufacturing issues related to materials, designs, equipment, and people in a timely manner to support production.
Own end-to-end manufacturing process definition, specifications, best practices, and technical documentation to meet performance, quality, and safety requirements.
Optimize processes using DOE, SPC, and Six Sigma methods; establish control plans, KPIs, SPC plans and real-time monitoring to improve yield, throughput, and cost.
Create, validate, and maintain automatic equipment programs.
Drive structured problem-solving for process deviations and quality issues; lead root cause analysis (5-Why, fishbone) and implement effective corrective action (RCCA); validate effectiveness via performance metrics and defect pareto trends.
Manage change control and execute appropriate process validation/qualification; maintain accurate process baselines, revision control, and audit-ready records.
Develop digital manufacturing and data systems (MES, SPC/Grafana dashboards); leverage ERP (SAP/Opcenter) data, and other process indicators to trigger proactive actions.
Identify and execute continuous improvement projects with measurable impact on quality, delivery, and cost; create ROI justifications for process, equipment, and layout changes.
Establish preventive maintenance, calibration, and OEE targets in partnership with maintenance/automation.
Train and mentor operators/technicians; implement 5S, standard work, and mistake-proofing to drive stable, repeatable operations.
Supporting capital equipment projects through procurement, installation, and release for production use.
The chosen candidate must be proactive in evaluating manufacturing performance and initiating continuous improvement; have excellent verbal and written communication skills; be able to multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic, and high visibility environment; and work well as part of an integrated production team.