Northrop Grumman · 1 month ago
Sentinel Principal / Sr Principal Manufacturing Engineer (3724-1)
Huntsville, AL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$99K/yr - $148K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading defense systems company known for its innovative contributions to technological advancements. They are seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer to join their Prod Ops team, responsible for engineering solutions that support the Sentinel program and other initiatives. The role involves providing technical leadership, collaborating with design teams, and ensuring compliance with manufacturing processes.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Represents the organization as a technical contact, interacts with senior personnel on important technical matters, facilitates inter-team coordination, and reinforces leadership’s vision and goals
Ensure team compliance to processes and requirements
Collaborates with Design Engineering on design to ensure practical manufacturing and fabrication solutions
Coordinates with the integration team(s) on day-to-day activities; resolves complex process issues
Research and evaluate commercially available tools and equipment to support production activities
Investigates root cause of discrepancies and implements corrective actions
Troubleshoots existing processes to improve safety, quality, cost, and efficiency
Develops and maintains detailed work and install instructions for assigned products/processes
Provide on-site engineering support during production installations
Provides advanced technological ideas and Subject Matter Expertise (SME) to resolve technical questions and ensure compliance to the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Statement of Work (SOW) requirements
Implement Lean practices to continually identify opportunities for improvement
Qualification
Required
Senior Principal Manufacturing Engineer - Bachelor's degree in Science with 8 years of experience; or Master's with 6 years of experience; or PhD with 4 years of experience. 4 additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree
Principal Manufacturing Engineer - Bachelor's degree in Science with 5 years of experience; or Master's with 3 years of experience; or PhD with 1 years of experience. 4 additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree
Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active DoD Secret Security Clearance or higher awarded or reviewed in the last 6 years
Experience with Design Reviews, Process Control Documentation, Work Instructions, and Bills of Materials
Experience with Mechanical/Electrical Drawings
Experience with Siemens NX/CPLM or similar tools and Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
Experience using Microsoft Office Products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS-Project)
Preferred
Degree in an engineering discipline such as Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Aerospace, etc
Experience working design into production and deploying engineering solutions to the shop floor
Previous experience in production for a military program
Previous experience on EMD projects
Previous experience on high-rate production military program
Experience with Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM)
An understanding of Manufacturing Readiness Assessment's and establishing Manufacturing Readiness Levels per DoD customer requirements
Prior experience developing and designing tooling for production installations
An understanding of tooling, work instructions, and visual aids
Demonstrated experience working in a Model Based - Manufacturing digital environment
Demonstrated Project Management experience
Experience resolving manufacturing process issues & training operators on a new process
Experience with DOD Manual 4145.26 DOD Contractor's Safety Manual for Ammunition and Explosives
Experience with adhesive bonding manufacturing processes
Benefits
Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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