Sentinel Principal Manufacturing Engineer - 17402

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

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to support the Sentinel program. The role involves applying technical experience to production processes for assembly, fabrication, planning, and tooling, with a focus on organizational, communication, and PC computer skills. Responsibilities include supporting production, business, and other processes, performing manufacturing readiness assessments, total quality management, and process reengineering. The candidate will also facilitate work teams, provide training, and interact with customers on tooling and process improvement. Requires a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience, a Secret Clearance, and proficiency in manufacturing engineering tools.

What you'd actually do

  1. Supports production, business, and other processes in a team-based manufacturing environment.
  2. Performs activities in a variety of cross-functional areas including Manufacturing Readiness Assessments, total quality management, manufacturing equipment, facilities engineering, process reengineering and establish sector business area procedural documentation.
  3. May facilitate self-directed work teams, provide training in core skill areas to teams and peers, and interact with internal and external customers with respect to product tooling, problem resolution, and process improvement.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's Degree with 5 years of relevant experience
  • US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance
  • Understanding & knowledge of engineering releases & supporting documentation needed for material procurement
  • Experience authoring/peer reviewing comprehensive and detailed work instructions
  • Proficient using MES, Rose, CPLM, NX, and other related tool suites supporting manufacturing engineering
  • Strong understanding and experience with both mechanical & electrical drawing
  • Experience working in a Model Based Manufacturing digital environment
  • Experience using Microsoft Office Products (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS-Project)

Nice to have

  • Active DoD Top Secret Security Clearance
  • Experience working design into production and deploying engineering solutions to the field
  • An understanding of Manufacturing Readiness Assessment’s and establishing Manufacturing Readiness Levels per DoD customer requirements
  • Prior experience developing and designing tooling for field work and installations
  • Experience resolving manufacturing process issues & training operators on a new process
  • Experience in agile environment leveraging Jira & Confluence
  • Experience with ICBM Weapon Systems, Missile/Rocket Systems, or DOD programs
  • Experience working in a Lab / Test environment

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret Clearance
  • SAP approval