Principal/sr. Principal Energetics Mfg Engineer – Level 3 or Level 4

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Magna, UT +1 · Material/Process

This role is for an Energetics Manufacturing Engineer at Northrop Grumman, focusing on quality assurance, process control, and ensuring manufactured products meet established standards. It involves working with tooling design, inspection plans, and collaborating with various organizations, including government agencies and vendors. The position requires a STEM degree with relevant experience and knowledge of manufacturing processes and dimensional inspection.

What you'd actually do

  1. Conduct source inspections at vendor sites ensuring quality and technical standards are met before authorizing shipment.
  2. Understand the tool design intent, failure modes, requirements and specifications of the product as well as the manufacturing processes, process controls, statistics, SPC, and quality inspections.
  3. Provide quality guidance in Tooling design reviews to ensure quality requirements and policies are being captured in the design phase
  4. Author initial inspection plans for new tooling and periodic/recycle inspection plans
  5. Essure compliance and will serve as liaison between the S&MA organization and various other organizations including some government agencies.

Skills

Required

  • STEM Bachelor's degree
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) knowledge and experience
  • Experience with internal and external (Government, vendors, etc.) customers
  • Experience with manufacturing processes
  • Experience with machining and/or dimensional inspection

Nice to have

  • Proven technical aptitude and ability to problem solve complex technical issues
  • Proven ability to multi-task (i.e. manage several projects at one time) and prioritize workload
  • Excellent Communication Skills (both written and verbal)