Engineer Process

Northrop Grumman•Rolling Meadows, IL

2d•$79,600 - $119,400•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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security, offering a broad portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and superior situational awareness to protect the U.S. and its global allies. We are seeking a T2 Process Engineer – Manufacturing Engineering to join our team in Rolling Meadows, IL. This is a full-time, on-site position. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Manufacturing Engineering team, where they will work on Infrared Countermeasures (IRCM) suite of products as a Process Engineer. Manufacturing Engineers thrive in an environment of daily unique challenges and proximity to products. Partnering with production, successful process engineers lead troubleshooting and ensure excellence in hardware and software. Engineers who do well in this setting enjoy seeing their work perform in a test or a product, collaborate and communicate well across functions, and are innovative problem solvers. Best suited to this role are those who enjoy learning and bring a sense of urgency and energy to their tasks.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Technology and a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience; OR a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Engineering Technology
Experience with fixture/tooling design and implementation
Experience with continuous improvement, data analysis, and root cause/corrective action
Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance
US Citizenship required

Nice To Haves

Experience with Nx / CAD
Experience in manufacturing environment
Experience supporting design/development projects
Experience presenting to key stakeholders
Experience with IRCM products

Responsibilities

Support the production floor and assembly technicians with timely technical guidance
Support/collaborate with Design Engineering, Project Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Quality organizations to meet manufacturing contractual commitment
Perform hands-on troubleshooting of IRCM Transmitters and Sensors
Generate and maintain/revise Manufacturing Engineering process specifications, work instructions, routers, tooling/fixturing and equipment
Investigate, design, and provide solutions to support nonconformance repair procedures, review/generate change notices, etc.
Implement continuous improvement initiatives to reduce cost, cycle time, defects.
Analyze assembly/workmanship failures and failure data to identify trends; create failure analysis materials such as failure charts, quad charts, and customer presentations
Lead/support root cause investigations and implement corrective actions
Work with suppliers to resolve technical hardware issues
Collaborate with design engineering to achieve producibility in new and updated product design
Contribute to research, design, development, and assembly activities for a variety of development products; execute hardware assembly and integration activities
Lead / support Non-Recurring (NRE) projects, including test fixture/tooling design, drawings, parts lists / bills of materials, updating process documentation, and validation