Sentinel Manufacturing / Principal Manufacturing Engineer 18196*

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

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Manufacturing / Principal Manufacturing Engineer for the Sentinel program in Roy, UT. The role involves engineering solutions for deploying and delivering a state-of-the-art weapon system, providing technical expertise, developing and testing production methods, collaborating with design engineering, resolving process issues, working with suppliers, researching tools, investigating discrepancies, troubleshooting processes, developing work instructions, training operators, establishing program schedules, providing field support, and implementing Lean practices. Requires a Secret security clearance and experience with design reviews, process control documentation, mechanical/electrical drawings, Siemens NX/CPLM or similar tools, and MES.

What you'd actually do

  1. Represents the organization as a technical contact, interacts with senior personnel on important technical matters, facilitates inter-team coordination, and reinforces leadership’s vision and goals
  2. Develop processes by studying requirements; research, design, modify, and test production/deployment methods and equipment
  3. Collaborate with Design Engineering on design to ensure practical manufacturing and fabrication solutions
  4. Resolves complex process issues
  5. Work with suppliers to develop manufacturing planning for successful preparation and execution of Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRA)

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 Years with BS; 3 Years with Masters; 0 Years with PhD; 4 years additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
  • Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
  • Special Access Program (SAP) approval
  • Experience with Design Reviews, Process Control Documentation, Work Instructions, and Bills of Materials
  • Experience with Mechanical/Electrical Drawings
  • Experience with Siemens NX/CPLM or similar tools and Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
  • Experience using Microsoft Office Products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS-Project)

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's and/or Master's STEM Degree
  • Previous experience on EMD projects
  • Previous experience on high-rate production military program
  • Experience with Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM)
  • An understanding of MRA’s and establishing Manufacturing Readiness Levels per DoD customer requirements
  • Prior experience developing and designing tooling for field work and installations
  • Demonstrated experience working in a Model Based Manufacturing digital environment
  • Demonstrated Project Management experience
  • Experience in resolving manufacturing process issues & training operators on a new process

What the JD emphasized

  • Active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
  • Special Access Program (SAP) approval