RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

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.

This position description does not represent a current opening but may be used to identify candidates with skills and experience for positions within Northrop Grumman that frequently become available. Candidates who express an interest may be considered for future positions at Northrop Grumman.

Northrop Grumman has an opening for a first shift Floor Support Manufacturing Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position will be located in Clearfield, UT. This position will support our A shift on a 4/10 schedule Monday – Thursday.

The selected candidate will provide critical hands-on support in a high-volume high-mix production environment, working closely with Operations, Quality, and Design engineering. Our goal is to minimize downtime on the production line by troubleshooting, problem solving, and proactively identifying areas of concern. Our engineers work to continuously improve their processes, eliminating process variation and waste while building in quality.  Join us in the team effort to meet our production goals!

Responsibilities:

Work closely with manufacturing personnel to tackle production issues in hand and machine-aided layup, automated fiber placement, autoclave cure, CNC and water jet machining, and nondestructive inspectionDevelop processes by studying requirements; research, design, modify, and test production/deployment methods and equipmentCollaborates with Design Engineering on design to ensure practical manufacturing and fabrication solutions

Maintain and distribute daily shift issue logs, documenting both resolved and pending equipment/production issues for enhanced communication and transfers of information between shifts

Author, modify, and audit shop floor procedures and electronic work instructions (EWIs)

Perform root cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities to permanently eliminate defects

Troubleshoot production/equipment/program/tooling issues and implement robust improvements and solutions

This position may be filled as an Associate Manufacturing Engineer Level 1 or as a Manufacturing Engineer Level 2

Basic Qualifications:

Associate Manufacturing Engineer Level 1:

Bachelors Degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 0 years of work experience in a manufacturing environment

Exposure to Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Ability to obtain and maintain DoD clearance per company and business needs

Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) per company and business needs

Manufacturing Engineer Level 2:

Bachelors Degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 1 years of work experience in an engineering manufacturing environment role; OR Masters in STEM field with 0 years of experience.

Experience with Microsoft Office, specifically with Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Experience with reading and understanding engineering drawings and specifications

Experience with knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)

Ability to obtain and maintain DoD clearance per company and business needs

Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) per company and business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

Engineering degree in Manufacturing, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering or similar

Knowledge of composite hand layup, fiber placement, bonding, and/or curing

Knowledge of composite machining using CNCs and/or water jets

Experience with a CPLM (Product Lifecycle Management) system

Experience using NX or similar CAD software

Experience using SAP and MES or similar

Demonstrated understanding of root cause / corrective action processes and techniques

Experience using RCCA tools such as Five Why, Pareto, fishbone, etc.

Experience drafting, maintaining, and modifying work instructions and/or process specifications

Primary Level Salary Range: $59,900.00 - $89,900.00

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.