Northrop Grumman · 18 hours ago
2026 Associate Manufacturing Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer - R10221316
St Augustine, FL
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$60K/yr - $108K/yr
1+ years expNorthrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Manufacturing Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer to join their team in St. Augustine, FL. The role involves providing technical solutions to complex manufacturing challenges and coordinating with various engineering and production teams to enhance manufacturing processes.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Coordinate with Design Engineering, Production, Tool Design Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Quality organizations to identify process, drawing incorporations, and tooling requirements to support current and new production
Generate and maintain/revise various Manufacturing Engineering Documentation
Identify manufacturing processes and specialty tooling requirements to improve efficiency, quality, and ergonomics in production operations
Provide technical liaison assistance to production personnel to troubleshoot or provide clarification on various build process and tool related problems
Identify, specify, and analyze usage of production perishables and consumable requirements addressed by documentation being used for production work instructions
Investigate and provide solutions to support nonconformance repair procedures
Research, develop, and provide process training as required
Support site safety initiatives related to manufacturing processes
Interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, clients, and vendors
Qualification
Required
Be completing or has completed their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution by February 2026
Be majoring in or having majored in a Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, Aerospace Engineering, or related STEM degree
Experience working hands-on in a production assembly line environment
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
Ability to work any shift or extended work week as business need requires
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
Ability to work full time on the production floor within a manufacturing environment
Traverse unit/product and operate in manufacturing/production environment to include: tooling, stands, ladders, steps etc. while wearing appropriate PPE, occasionally enter confined space
Ability to be able to lift 15 pounds at times
Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite). Final approved U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special Access may be required to start
Be completing or has completed their Master's degree from an accredited institution by February 2026 or is completing their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution by February 2026 and 1 year of Manufacturing engineering experience
Preferred
Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher
Active Secret DoD clearance/program access
Manufacturing engineering major
Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular)
Fabrication, Assembly, GD&T, process improvement, CAD modeling, machining experience
Strong structure experience and process knowledge in aerospace manufacturing
Experience reviewing and interpreting Blueprints and/or 3-D models
Experience with Manufacturing Engineering, Tooling Engineering, Aircraft Maintenance, or Machining/Fabrication Processes
Experience in Lean Six Sigma
Experience providing innovative techniques focused on improving product designs and tooling assemblies or equipment
Experience with developing enhancement processes that improve production shop floor efficiencies and root cause corrective actions
Experience creating Work Instructions within a Manufacturing Execution System
Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems more specifically SAP
Benefits
Relocation assistance may be available
Flexible 4/10 schedules (6am to 4:30pm) working Monday through Thursday and having every Friday off
Phenomenal learning opportunities
Exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
A very friendly team environment
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
John Greene
Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Northrop Grumman Corporation
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
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