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Engineer/Principal Manufacturing Engineer Level 2/3
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Utah-Clearfield
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Aerostructures Business Unit (ASBU) has an opening for a first shift Manufacturing/Principal Manufacturing Engineer Level 2/3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position will be located in Clearfield, UT at the Aeronautics Composite Center Elevated (ACCE) building. The selected candidate will provide critical support in a high-volume high-mix production environment, working closely with Operations, Quality, Industrial Engineering and Maintenance. Our goal is to minimize downtime on the production line by troubleshooting, problem solving, and proactively identifying areas of concern. Our engineers work to continuously improve their processes, eliminating process variation and waste while building in quality. Join us in the team effort to meet our production goals! Responsibilities: • Collaborate within a Cross-Functional Team (CFT) to develop and implement process improvements as well as support site initiatives • Work closely with manufacturing personnel in the highly automated production of composite aerospace components • Author, modify, and audit shop floor electronic work instructions (EWIs) • Perform root cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities to permanently eliminate defects • Troubleshoot production/equipment/program/tooling issues and implementing improvements and solutions This position will be a process owner and integral piece to our IPT for one or multiple of our manufacturing cells. This position supports a Monday – Friday 9/80 schedule. This role can be filled with a Manufacturing Engineer Level 2 or Principal Manufacturing Engineer Level 3 depending on the qualifications below. Basic Qualifications: Manufacturing Engineer level 2: • Bachelors Degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 1 year of work experience in a engineering environment OR; Masters degree in STEM with 0 years of experience. • At lease 1 year of experience in a engineer manufacturing environment • Microsoft Office experience, specifically with Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook • Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and specifications • Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) Principal Manufacturing Engineer Level 3: • Bachelors Degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 4 years of work experience in a manufacturing environment, or Masters Degree in a STEM field and 3 years of work experience in a engineering OR; PhD in STEM with 0 years of experience • Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically with Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook • Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and specifications • Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) Preferred Qualifications: • Degree in Manufacturing, Aerospace, Mechanical, or Industri