Posted:
9/10/2025, 6:06:14 AM
Location(s):
California, United States ⋅ Sunnyvale, California, United States
Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior
Field(s):
Mechanical Engineering
At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multidomain 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. At Northrop Grumman, you’ll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.
We are looking for you to join our team as a Senior Principal Fabrication Manufacturing Engineer based in Sunnyvale, CA.
The Manufacturing Engineer will support the welding and fabrication of marine propulsion and power generations systems working on various manufacturing processes for high-value gearing and steam turbine assemblies, machined components, and welded fabrications. These processes include precision manual assembly, welding, bonding, and heat treatment of iron based products.
What You'll get to Do:
Develop new processes, improve existing manufacturing processes, and develop the required tooling and fixtures with an excellent team of experienced assembly mechanics, machinists, welders and engineers.
Develop, document, and optimize welding procedures and fabrication processes.
Evaluate existing manufacturing processes and systems to reduce cost, improve sustainability and develop best practices within the manufacturing environment.
Develop efficient process flows and sequences of operations, optimized production area layouts, manage bills of materials, create detailed work instructions, process procedures and tooling requirements with emphasis on safety, foreign object elimination and equipment/system maintenance.
Support continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of new capital equipment for establishing expanded production processes.
Collaborate with design engineering to ensure manufacturability and DFM considerations.
Lead qualification and certification of welding processes and personnel.
The ability to work on site with some exceptions for offsite work occasionally with approval.
Basic Qualifications for the Sr. Principal Fabrication Manufacturing Engineer:
Bachelor's degree in a related STEM discipline (Science, Technology Engineering or Math) with a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in manufacturing or engineering; OR a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline with 6 or more years of relevant work experience in manufacturing or engineering.
Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
Experience with mechanical assembly processes, of iron based products and welding.
Experience with arc welding processes i.e. GMAW, TGAW, SMAW, or SAW
Experience with shop floor support.
Experience in technical writing and presentations.
Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Preferred Qualifications for the Sr. Principal Fabrication Manufacturing Engineer:
Experience with 6-axis industrial welding robots
Experience with welding symbols, codes, and standards particularly Mil. Standards and Tech Pub
Experience with tool design and work holding
Experience with heat treat and calibration of equipment
Experience with GD&T inspections
Website: https://northropgrumman.com/
Headquarter Location: Falls Church, Virginia, United States
Employee Count: 10001+
Year Founded: 1994
IPO Status: Public
Last Funding Type: Grant
Industries: Data Integration ⋅ Manufacturing ⋅ Remote Sensing ⋅ Security ⋅ Software