RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 currently seeking a Manufacturing Engineer or Principal Manufacturing Engineer to provide manufacturing and process engineering expertise for our large caliber ammunition (LCA) production programs in our Plymouth, MN offices. This position is focused on supporting the manufacturing process of large caliber cartridges and ammunition propulsion systems and supports the ammunition business segment at Armament Systems Division.

This career opportunity is a great fit for self-motivated, proactive individual. Our engineers work in a high exposure, fast paced, and exciting environment that involves hands-on technical challenges, problem solving, and inter-department collaborations. The candidate will also apply strong engineering fundamentals, demonstrate clear communication with those they interact with, and must be able to support up to 25% domestic travel for the duration of the program. If you thrive on attention to detail and want different challenges each day, this is the place for you.

Position Description

• This position reports to the LCA engineering manager and is responsible for providing engineering oversight and support on LCA programs

• Work within a multi-disciplinary, cross-functional team, to support the production process of LCA products including 120mm and 105mm cartridges and ammunition propulsion systems

• Support and/or lead failure investigations, root cause determination, and corrective action implementation.

• Apply knowledge of engineering and scientific methods, theories and research techniques in the disciplined investigation and solution of technical problems.

• Understand geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)

• Communicate issues and status to program team, leadership, and customers frequently both verbally and in writing

• Provide engineering oversight and interpretation of acceptance and qualification testing results

• Collaborate with customers, suppliers, and subcontractors and provide supplier/subcontractor oversight

• Conceptualize and implement continuous improvement projects internally and with suppliers.

• Implement and manage strong manufacturing engineering principals to ensure robust production process and high product quality. Examples are SPC, PFMEA, mistake proofing, GR&R, production readiness reviews, capacity analysis, value stream mapping, and first article inspections.

• Create, publish, review and maintain technical documentation required for new and existing manufacturing programs.

• Understand and verify conformance to program requirements and performance specifications

Basic Qualifications Manufacturing Engineer:

• Position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited university with 2 years of experience or a Master’s Degree in Engineering with 0 years of experience.

• Experience working with customer engineering, vendors and subcontractors.

• Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written, presentation) across all levels of the organization.

• Ability to travel domestically up to 25% of the time.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

• Must be U.S. Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications Manufacturing Engineer:

• M.S. Engineering degree from an accredited university.

• Chemical Engineering degree

• Experience with ballistic testing

• Experience with energetic materials including propellants and explosives

• Experience working in the defense industry and/or with U.S. Government contracts

Basic Qualifications Principal Manufacturing Engineer:

• Position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited university with 5 years of experience or a Master’s Degree in Engineering with 3 years of experience or a PHD with 0 years of experience.

• Experience working with customer engineering, vendors and subcontractors.

• Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written, presentation) across all levels of the organization.

• Ability to travel domestically up to 25% of the time.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

• Must be U.S. Citizen.

Preferred Qualifications Principal Manufacturing Engineer:

• M.S. Engineering degree from an accredited university.

• Chemical Engineering degree

• Experience with ballistic testing

• Experience with energetic materials including propellants and explosives

• Experience working in the defense industry and/or with U.S. Government contracts

Salary Range: $75,700.00 - $113,500.00Salary Range 2: $93,000.00 - $139,600.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.