Sr. Principal Energetics Mfg Engineer – Level 4

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

This role is for a Sr. Principal Energetics Manufacturing Engineer at Northrop Grumman, focusing on Tool Quality Engineering. The responsibilities include developing and maintaining Mission Assurance policies, ensuring product quality conforms to requirements, conducting source inspections at vendor sites, providing quality guidance in tooling design reviews, and authoring inspection plans. The role requires experience with manufacturing processes, machining, dimensional inspection, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

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 with 8 years of relevant experience – OR – STEM Master’s degree with 6 years of relevant experience – OR – PhD with 4 year of relevant experience.
  • 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)

What the JD emphasized

  • AS9100
  • Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) knowledge and experience.