Associate Components/Product Follow Engineer or Components/Product Follow Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No 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 Defense Systems is seeking an Associate Components / Product Follow Engineer or Components / Product Follow Engineer (Material Process Engineer). This position is in Rolling Meadows, IL and supports the Sentinel program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.   What You’ll Get To Do Specific duties to include, but are not limited to the following: Components Engineering • Create EEE and mechanical component specifications or source control documents to meet program and company requirements • Work with design and hardware engineers on selection, application, and qualification of EEE and mechanical components • Support program subcontractors with EEE and mechanical part requirements interpretation • Support Supply Chain with procurement requirements, supplier selection, and resolution of component‑related procurement issues • Use Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools to manage new part requests, part records, and part attributes • Apply an understanding of electrical part terminations (e.g., terminations/finishes, leadframe/leadless packages) as part of component screening and selection Product Follow • Perform Product Follow activities on components and hardware, including review and disposition of CMRs, ECs, BOM errors, and related issues • Coordinate with design, manufacturing, test, and supply chain to drive part‑ and assembly‑level issues to closure • Create and revise drawings (e.g., AID, SOCD, SID, EC , etc.) in support of Product Follow and component changes • Track and document Product Follow actions in PLM and associated systems so impact, status, and closure are visible to programs and IPTs • Provide feedback into design and component selection to prevent recurrence of issues and improve producibility and reliability This position can be filled an Associate or Mid-Level: Basic Qualifications for Associate Components / Product Follow Engineer • Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 1-2 years of relevant experience • Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance • Must be eligible to obtain enhanced security clearances within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs Basic Qualifications for Components / Product Follow Engineer • Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 3 - 5 years of relevant experience • Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance • Must be eligible to obtain enhanced security clearances within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs Preferred Qualifications: • Existing security clearance or SCI access • Fami