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2027 Associate Manufacturing Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer- Weekend Shift
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 is seeking an Associate Manufacturing Engineer (level 1) or Manufacturing Engineer (level 2). This position is on C shift, 3x12 schedule Friday, Saturday, Sunday 7:00AM - 7:30PM. This position will be located at our Aeronautics Systems Sector in Iuka, MS. In this role, the selected candidate will be expected to: • Design manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling. • Design arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout. • Design sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance. • Adapt machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions. May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan. • Inspect performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigate and initiate corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality. • Develop manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques. • Provide guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques. • Ensure processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations. Basic Qualifications for an Associate Manufacturing Engineer (T01): A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must: • Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution by August 2027 • Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree • Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite). Final approved U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special Access may be required to start. Basic Qualifications for a Manufacturing Engineer (T02): A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must: • Be completing or has completed their Master’s degree from an accredited institution by August 2027 or is completing their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and 2 years of engineering experience • Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree • Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access