Northrop Grumman · 4 hours ago
Principal/Sr. Principal Manufacturing Systems Engineer Level 3/4
Clearfield, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$98K/yr - $148K/yr
6+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Manufacturing Systems Engineer to join their Advanced Manufacturing Technology team. The role involves defining, developing, and implementing new technology solutions to enhance manufacturing efficiency and quality, while managing multiple projects in a dynamic environment.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Execution of Contractual Research & Development (CRAD) activities
Work with a team of engineers in the ideation, development and deployment of manufacturing concept and process solutions for production applications and advanced technologies
This role is specifically looking for previous experience in business development to grow a capture portfolio to suit the priorities of both Northrop and external facing customers and additional technical experience in robotics, automation, artificial intelligence, data analytics, data science, machine vision, composite manufacturing, and/or computer science
Work with Global Supply Chain, Contracts, Pricing, and Small Business to act with speed to evolve and replace baseline technologies
Identify and initiate corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure R&D contractual obligations (technical, schedule, and cost) are met and product quality is maintained
Use TRL/MRL maturity to help inform areas of investment
Interface with internal and external customers, program offices, engineering disciplines, and executive management
Support strategy and growth of the manufacturing CRAD portfolio to grow contractual awards, industry research, and present proposal pitches and/or findings to leadership and stakeholders
Working with DoD consortiums, Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, OTA’s, cost share agreements, or similar
Oversight of Small Business Innovation Research grants, Mentor Protégé Programs, or other similar small business initiatives
Working with Air Force Research Laboratory, Office of Naval Research, Army Research Laboratory, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Office of Secretary of Defense
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's in STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 4 years of experience in Systems, Manufacturing, Design, Software, Industrial, Process, Mechatronics, Automation/Robotics or similar OR Master's STEM field with 3 years of experience in mentioned fields OR PhD in STEM field with 0 year of experience
Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access
Bachelor's in STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 8 years of experience in Systems, Manufacturing, Design, Software, Industrial, Process, Mechatronics, Automation/Robotics or similar OR Master's STEM field with 6 years of experience in mentioned fields OR PhD in STEM field with 4 year of experience
Preferred
A current and active DoD Secret level security clearance with a periodic re-investigation OR an original adjudication date completed within the last 5 years
Demonstrated technical leadership skills, decisiveness, and ability to make sound technical judgments with limited information
Well-versed, skilled, and disciplined in system engineering processes
Proposal and technical writing experience
CAM Experience and Project / Program Management skills (proposal creation, scheduling, budget tracking)
Ability to travel 15-35% of the time
Experience with the following: Working with DoD consortiums, Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, OTA's, cost share agreements, or similar
Oversight of Small Business Innovation Research grants, Mentor Protégé Programs, or other similar small business initiatives
Working with Air Force Research Laboratory, Office of Naval Research, Army Research Laboratory, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Office of Secretary of Defense
Experience with any of the following: Working in a Research and Development environment
Development, integration, and deployment of hardware/software of manufacturing systems
Generating requirements, specifically, the ability to turn vague customer needs or stakeholder inputs into requirements
Early phases of program lifecycle, EMD, prototyping, and pilot programs
Operating in a dynamic environment of increasing production schedules and high delivery rates
Production assembly/fabrication including automation, robotics, machine vision, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and/or motion control
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
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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