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Principal / Sr Principal Manufacturing Engineer
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-Maryland-Sykesville
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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 Mission Systems Sector is seeking a motivated and leadership-oriented individual to join the Power/Control Systems (PCS) team as a Principal or Senior Principal Manufacturing Engineer at our Sykesville, MD facility. Our Manufacturing Team is a leading innovator, developer, manufacturer, integrator, and supporter of a variety of advanced electronics for national security and non-defense applications. The ideal candidate will have the ability to effectively communicate and work with a variety of internal personnel from manufacturing, test engineering, and design engineering. They should also be self-directed, organized, and team oriented. The Manufacturing Engineer has responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, the tasks outlined below: Process Development: • Developing new and maintaining, or improving, existing manufacturing processes with a focus on affordability • Leading Manufacturing Readiness Review for new design efforts to ensure that production can begin in accordance with the overall manufacturing plan • Providing ROI justification for process improvements • Creating and managing project plans (tasks, resources and schedules) for process development activities • Creating and documenting designs for custom tooling using CAD and PLM Software • Specifying, identifying and procuring new manufacturing equipment for production readiness and preparing equipment for production using Process Readiness Reviews • Developing and optimizing process parameters • Developing/revising process documentation and work instructions Factory Support: • Monitoring process yields and cost in order to recommend and implement improvements to drive improved metrics • Solving manufacturing problems (related to materials, designs, equipment and tooling, training and instructions) to support production • Assisting with the training of new personnel and participation in the design of operations training materials • Supporting factory maintenance personnel with the troubleshooting and repair of process equipment Design and Engineering Support: • Recommending product design improvements required to produce advanced electro-mechanical assemblies • Documenting novel process capabilities and guidelines for product designers • Participating in design readiness and producibility reviews for new products Miscellaneous: • Providing supplier support, as needed, to resolve issues within supply base • Providing Request for Proposal (RFP) input specifically as it relates to Non-Recurring Engineering (NRE) requirements such as tooling, capital equipment and/or new process development This requisition may be filled as either a Principal Engineer or a Senior Principal Engineer based on qualifications listed below. Basic Qualifications for the Principal Manufacturing Engi