Northrop Grumman Australia · 22 hours ago
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer Level 3 (AHT)
United States-California-Northridge
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$104K/yr - $155K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading defense technology company seeking a Principal Advanced Manufacturing Engineer to support innovative defense platforms. The role involves launching products from a manufacturing perspective, ensuring producibility meets program targets, and collaborating with various engineering teams to deliver solutions that meet customer needs.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Support Legacy, AARGM-ER, SiAW, and future programs
Primary responsibility for the methods and techniques used to build products. Focus given to mistake proof processes that are balanced and tailored to the takt time
Ensures the implemented processes achieve the design intent
Support Test Engineering, Mission Assurance, and Metrology to select and implement test equipment and measurement devices
Support the development of standard times
Defines and selects and as required, designs the equipment, tooling and processes required to easily assemble products
Participate and execute on make/buy decisions, maintain MBOMs, and develop routings and work instructions for products in Costpoint ERP, Solumina MES, and Teamcenter
Provides training and guidance to assemblers, inspectors, and technicians
Participate in NC dispositions and CARs. Respect 5-day maximum cycle time. Use tools such as 5 whys, 8D, etc. 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
Provides guidance on continuous improvement activities. Support kaizens approval process and implementation
Develop process maps
Actively participate in Program Management Reviews (PMR) and Change Control Boards (CCB)
Participate in Yield improvement initiatives
Deliver presentations (PMR) to Customer (USAF, USN)
Supports the production team to ensure on-time deliveries
Travel is required to support mission success
Qualification
Required
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 ERP/MES/ePLM
Experience with work scheduling and maintaining execution of engineering activities
Excellent communication and collaboration skills for coordinating with the government and internal team
Experience with GD&T and familiarity with detail/assembly best practices
Strong tool design experience
US Citizenship with Current Secret DOD clearance
Preferred
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)
Creo, MCAD, Solumina MES and Costpoint ERP
Experience with Agile and EVMS
Experience with Yield Improvement Projects
Lean Six Sigma certification
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase