Aerospace Manufacturing Engineer — DFM, Tooling & Cost

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) has an opening for a Manufacturing Engineer or Principal Manufacturing Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in Palmdale, CA. The selected candidate will be part of the Manufacturing Engineering Team on-site, promoting a positive teamwork environment.

Responsibilities include providing guidance to Engineering on manufacturing techniques, tool design reviews, and defining production sequences to reduce costs and improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 1 year of technical and/or engineering experience or Master's Degree with 0 years of experience.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite and ERP systems.
• Ability to interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, clients, and vendors.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting Blueprints and 3-D models.
• Ability to work 1st shift 5am-3:30pm and/or any work schedule (times may vary).
• Ability to travel at least 10%.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to Engineering regarding design concepts to ensure the best manufacturing technique is being used to meet the Engineering design.
• Participate in tool design reviews to ensure tools are feasible and reduce build times and program costs during assembly.
• Define sequence of operations for product builds, investigate and initiate corrective actions and improvements that involve non-conforming product and identify improvement opportunities in areas that require producibility and affordability initiatives.
• Provide liaison support for Engineering definition to influence low production costs for integrated assembly related to electrical, hydraulics, fuels, fluids and propulsion systems.

Skills

MS Office

ERP systems

Blueprint interpretation

3D models

Leadership interface

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

PhD

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

ERP systems

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) has an opening for a Manufacturing Engineer or Principal Manufacturing Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in Palmdale, CA. The selected candidate will be part of the Manufacturing Engineering Team on-site, promoting a positive teamwork environment.

Responsibilities include providing guidance to Engineering on manufacturing techniques, tool design reviews, and defining production sequences to reduce costs and improve