Tooling/ Principal Tooling Engineer Level 2/3

Northrop Grumman•Layton, UT

3d•$72,100 - $134,200•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman is hiring a Tooling/ Principal Tooling Engineer, Level 2 or Level 3, for its Integration & Offload team in Clearfield, Utah. The role provides designs for industrial machinery and equipment, tools, dies, gauges, jigs, fixtures, and machine attachments for production or experimental use, considering accessibility, economy, mobility, and performance requirements. Engineers manage work from design concept through implementation and work independently while collaborating with safety, engineering, manufacturing, customers, and vendors. The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret DoD clearance and Special Program Access before starting. Travel is 10% of the time; relocation assistance may be available. This fast-paced role supports development and production programs by delivering safe, cost-effective, and operationally efficient aerospace tooling. The position may be filled at Level 2 or Level 3 based on qualifications. Level 2 requires a STEM bachelor's degree and one year of relevant engineering experience, or a STEM master's degree and no experience. Level 3 requires a STEM bachelor's degree and four years of relevant experience, a STEM master's degree and three years, or a STEM Ph.D. and no experience.

Requirements

For Level 2: bachelor's degree in a STEM field and at least one year of experience in Mechanical, Design, Tooling, Manufacturing, Die, Product, Mechanical, or a similar engineering field; alternatively, a STEM master's degree with no experience required.
For Level 3: bachelor's degree in a STEM field and at least four years of relevant engineering experience; alternatively, a STEM master's degree with at least three years of relevant experience, or a STEM Ph.D. with no experience required.
Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance before starting.
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access before starting.
Experience with solid modeling or similar; NX is preferred.
Experience with manufacturing processes.
Written and oral communication skills.
Experience preparing 2D drawings.
Experience with GD&T practice and implementation.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated knowledge and experience with NX modeling and GD&T methodologies.
Structural analysis experience, including FEA and hand calculations.
Mechanical design, assembly, and fabrication experience.
Experience managing small- to medium-sized design projects.
Existing DoD clearance and Special Program Access.
Experience with data analytics.
Experience with composite materials.
Exposure to project and budget management.
Proficiency with Microsoft products, particularly Excel and SharePoint.

Responsibilities

Manage tooling projects and assignments from concept through implementation to provide production-quality aerospace tooling for development and production programs.
Manage external tooling design and fabrication shops on design/build projects.
Develop concepts and design special tooling within an Integrated Product Team structure.
Use or manage Computer-Aided Design resources for tooling design.
Work with vendors to ensure successful tooling fabrication.
Witness and approve source inspections of special tooling at supplier locations before acceptance.
Proof tooling upon receipt in a production environment.
Maintain tooling documentation related to design, analysis, fabrication, and proofing.
Provide cost and schedule estimates for new tools and tooling modifications.
Document tool stress analyses to demonstrate compliance with requirements.
Use Microsoft applications to communicate and present tooling progress.
Understand and monitor budgets and schedules for assigned tasks.
Review engineering drawings and designs for manufacturability.