Principal/Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer Level 3/4

Northrop Grumman•Iuka, MS

10d•$84,700 - $158,600•Onsite

About The Position

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 Iuka, MS. 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

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 (for Level 3)
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 (for Level 4)
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret level clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs
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.