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Associate/Manufacturing Engineer Level 1/2
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Mississippi-Iuka
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a first shift Associate/Manufacturing Engineer Level 1/2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position will be located in Iuka, MS. The selected candidate will provide critical support in a high-volume high-mix production environment, working closely with Operations, Quality, Industrial Engineering, Scheduling 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 an Integrated Product Team (IPT) 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. Basic Qualifications: Manufacturing Engineer (Level 1): • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 0 year or experience in the following engineering fields; Manufacturing, Quality, Production, Industrial, Process, Mechanical, Aerospace, Aeronautics OR Masters with 0 years of experience. • Experience with Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. • Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government Secret Clearance per business and company needs. • Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) per business and company needs. Manufacturing Engineer (Level 2): • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 1 year or experience in the following engineering fields; Manufacturing, Quality, Production, Industrial, Process, Mechanical, Aerospace, Aeronautics OR Masters in STEM with 0 years of experience. • Experience with Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. • Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government Secret Clearance per business and company needs. • Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) per business and company needs. Preferred Qualifications: • Experience with composite manufacturing • Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and specifications • Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) • Experience using NX or similar CAD software • Experience using MES or SAP or similar manufacturing execution systems and ERP systems • Demonstrated understanding of root cause / corrective action processes and tec