Manufacturing Systems Engineer - Level 5

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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’s Space Sector is seeking a Manufacturing Systems Engineer – Level 5 to join our team in Linthicum, MD. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. This role leads requirements development, technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and cost, ROI, and risk analysis across the full manufacturing lifecycle. The position drives advanced manufacturing and digital technology projects that improve quality, cycle time, and cost, while leading proposals, estimates, production transition, and investment planning in areas such as additive manufacturing, automation, analytics, and digital fabric This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.   In this job, you will: • Interface with Surveillance and Targeting Business Unit and Operations to stay current with new concept and proposal programs • Support Program Proposal and develop cost estimates for manufacturing including product cost routings and NRE.  • Serve as operations technical interface for Manufacturing and RSP integrated program teams (IPT) for low MRL programs • Support IPTs in make/buy/dual sourcing decisions • Participate in producibility reviews for new product designs • Recommend design improvements to produce lower cost/higher performing products • Developing new and maintaining or improving existing manufacturing processes with a focus on affordability • Understand and translate state-of-the-art process capabilities and guidelines for product designers by interfacing with manufacturing subject matter experts • Develop discriminating IRAD and capital investment plans with the Manufacturing Strategy and Integration team Basic Qualifications: • Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 12 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 10 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 8 years of professional experience. • Requires an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope • Experience with manual and automated assembly processes • Experience with Augmented Reality Systems.  • Project management experience • Familiarity with J-STD and MIL-STD requirements  Preferred Qualifications: • Familiarity with Space Class A and Class C Hardware   • Familiarity with Space programs and Space Standard Practices (SSP) • Familiarity with Design of Experiment (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC) • Experience with Siemens NX, Teamcenter, CPLM, SAP • Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) • Experience with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space   Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offe