Manufacture Engineering Level 3

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

TRAVEL: 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 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. Northrop Grumman Defense System (NGDS)

Principal Advanced Manufacturing Engineer (level 3) to support the AARGM-ER, SiAW, and future programs with Advanced Weapons division.

This position requires the selected candidate to work full-time on site in Northridge California. Relocation assistance while not guaranteed, may be available.

The Advanced Manufacturing Engineer (AME) is to launch innovative defense platforms from a manufacturing perspective. The AME will use advanced knowledge of manufacturing fundamentals to help Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGDS) deliver innovative solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers. The AME influences the development of NGDS’s next generation of defense products by supporting new products from concept development through the start of production for manufacturing cost, yield, schedule execution. The AME works closely with the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Program Management, IPT Lead, Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Operations to ensure producibility meets program targets, including yield improvement and cost takeout.

The Advanced Manufacturing Engineer responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the tasks outlined below:

Support Test Engineering, Mission Assurance, and Metrology to select and implement test equipment and measurement devices.

Defines and selects and as required, designs the equipment, tooling and processes required to easily assemble products.

Provides training and guidance to assemblers, inspectors, and technicians.

Participate in NC dispositions and CARs. to analyze problems and determine root cause of production problems.

Resolves assembly issues. Focus on process failure mode effects analysis (PFMEA).

Provide analysis utilizing Design for Manufacturability and Assembly techniques.

Support kaizens approval process and implementation.

Deliver presentations (PMR) to Customer (USAF, USN)

Supports the production team to ensure on-time deliveries.

Travel is required to support mission success.

Bachelor of Science with 5 years Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering; or Master’s with 3 years of Manufacturing, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering

Experience with work scheduling and maintaining execution of engineering activities

Experience with GD&T and familiarity with detail/assembly best practices

US Citizenship with Current Secret DOD clearance

Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) / Manufacturing Execution System (MES)

PWB fabrication and CCA assembly process experience.

Injection Molding process

Understanding of and/or experience in additive manufacturing.

Test background (Test planning, execution, reporting, verification/validation)

Experience with Agile and EVMS

Experience with Yield Improvement Projects

Lean Six Sigma certification

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. J-18808-Ljbffr Northrop Grumman Corp. (