Associate Engineer Manufacturing

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Interim Secret

TRAVEL: No

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 Defense Sector is looking for an Associate Manufacturing Engineer who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we’ll support yours of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought-leader. This individual will work closely with the Manufacturing Engineering Manager, IPT Lead, Quality Engineer, Design Engineering, and Operations to ensure producibility meets the program targets, including Yield, and continuous improvement opportunities. This role is located at our Northridge, Ca site supported Advanced Weapons, and is full-time on site, no remote/hybrid opportunities.

Responsibilities:
The role of the Manufacturing Engineer (ME) is to provide the methods, tools, and fixtures required to satisfy the design intent of the product to be built.  The ME supports related efforts necessary to satisfy delivery requirements invoked by the customer contract.

The ME will use the fundamentals of manufacturing engineering to help Northrop Grumman Defense Systems (NGD) improve the operational effectiveness of the Advanced Weapons unit. This individual works closely with Program Managers, Operations stakeholders, IT Department, and the IS Department.

The Manufacturing Process Engineer responsibilities 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 quality, efficiency, and affordability
• Working with cross-functional teams to develop new methods, applications, and processes to support current and future manufacturing needs
• Developing and optimizing process parameters
• Developing/revising process documentation and manufacturing work instructions
• Work with vendors to support assembly transitions
• Primary responsibility for the methods and techniques used to build products.  Focus given to mistake proof processes that are balanced and tailored to the takt time.
• Participates in NC (non- conforming) dispositions and CARs (Corrective Action Review).  Respect 5 day maximum cycle time.  Use tools such as 5 whys, 8D, etc. to analyze problems and determine root cause of production problems.
• Participates in Make/Buy meetings.
• Participates in CCB meetings.

Factory Support

• Assisting the floor in optimization of process monitoring for process yields, cost, and process stability and capability.
• Working with the production floor personnel to resolve technical issues.

• Recommending and implementing quality improvements based on metrics and data on efficiency and affordability.
• Provides training and guidance to assemblers, inspectors, and to a lesser degree technicians.
• Supporting factory maintenance personnel with the troubleshooting and repair of process equipment
• Serves as the technical conscience of the assigned production program.
• Provides cycle time information to planners for scheduling.
• Provides direction for floor layouts, workstation layouts, production tooling and equipment.  Optimized to be efficient through utilization of linear and visual techniques.
• Provides guidance on continuous improvement activities. Respond to kaizens that impact assembly instructions.
• Conduct capacity studies
• Maintain MBOMs
• Supports the production team to ensure on-time deliveries.

Design Support

• Recommending product design improvements required to produce advanced microelectronics products
• Documenting state-of-the-art process capabilities and guidelines for product designers
• Participating in design producibility reviews for new products
• Ensures the implemented processes achieves the design intent.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree of relevant experience or in process of getting a Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience with electro-mechanical assemblies, 0-1 year minimum
• Must have experience with MS Office software applications
• Experience using Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) Software for routings of manufacturing orders
• Experience with Material Review Board (MRB) activity such as collaborating with cross functional team in order to process hardware.
• Able to obtain Secret Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Secret clearance
• Proficient with electro-mechanical assemblies, at least 2 years
• Experience in the Aerospace or Defense Industries

Salary Range: $67,400.00 - $101,000.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.