Northrop Grumman Australia · 20 hours ago
Principal Manufacturing Engineer
United States-California-Redondo Beach
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$104K/yr - $155K/yr
3+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to join their team. The role involves providing technical solutions and guidance on manufacturing processes to ensure efficiency and quality in production.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provide guidance to Engineering regarding design concepts to ensure the best manufacturing technique is being used to meet the Engineering design
Participate in tool design reviews to ensure tools are feasible and reduce build times and program costs during assembly
Define sequence of operations for product builds, investigate and initiate corrective actions and improvements that involve non-conforming product and identify improvement opportunities in areas that require producibility and affordability initiatives
Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling
Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions
May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan
Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality
Responsible for updating and maintaining MBOM to meet requirements
Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and may develop those techniques
Investigates and initiates corrective actions of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality
Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques. Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations
Develop Visual Work Instructions and provide clear assembly instructions using MES
Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations
Strong communication skills coordinating with Engineering, Supply Chain and Quality Engineering
Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex and difficult problems
Act as the technical representative voice for the Manufacturing organization
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree with 4 years of technical and/or engineering experience, Master's Degree with 3 years of engineering experience, or PhD with 0 years of experience
Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems
Proficient reviewing and interpreting Blueprints and 3-D models
Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
Ability to interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, clients, and vendors
Open to any shift
This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
Ability to travel at least 10%
Ability to work for extended periods of time at a workstation on a computer or similar device for up to 10 hours / duration of shift. Occasional extended periods of standing, bending, kneeling
Preferred
STEM Degree (Science, Technical, Engineering or Mathematical)
Experience working hands-on in a production assembly line environment
Experience providing innovative techniques focused on improving product designs and tooling assemblies or equipment
Composite experience and process knowledge
Secret or Top-Secret clearance preferred
Experience working with converting engineering definition into model-based work instruction
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