Engineer Manufacturing / Principal Engineer Manufacturing

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking an Engineer Manufacturing / Principal Engineer Manufacturing to support machining and testing of high-value gearing, steam turbine assemblies, and welded fabrications.

Two levels exist based on experience; typical duties include developing processes, optimizing layouts, and ensuring safety. US citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret Clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of relevant work experience; OR a Master's with 1+ years.
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
• Experience with machining and machine shops.
• Experience with mechanical assembly processes, welding and machining.
• Experience in technical writing.
• Ability to obtain US Government Secret Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Develop new manufacturing processes and tooling with a team of mechanics, machinists, welders and engineers.
• Adapt machine or equipment design to factory conditions.
• Evaluate and improve manufacturing processes for cost, sustainability and best practices.
• Create detailed work instructions, process procedures and tooling requirements focusing on safety and maintenance.
• Support capital equipment projects and production layout improvements.
• Provide technical support for test facilities and acceptance testing across multiple shifts.

Skills

Reading drawings

Machining

Mechanical assembly

Welding

Technical writing

Secret Clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

CNC programming

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

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.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Engineer Manufacturing / Principal Engineer Manufacturing based out of Sunnyvale, CA.

You will support the manufacturing and testing 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.

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.
• Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.
• 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, and 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.
• Select roles will also support final acceptance testing of product and provide technical support to test facility operation as necessary.
• The ability to support multiple production shifts is required (first, second, third shifts, and weekends) based on the assignment and current and future production schedules.

This position may be filled at the Machining Manufacturing Engineer or Principal Machining Manufacturing Engineer level based on experience.

Basic Qualifications for the Machining Manufacturing Engineer

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience; OR a master's degree with 1 or more years of relevant work experience.
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
• Experience with machining and machine shops.
• Experience with mechanical assembly processes, welding and machining.
• Experience in technical writing.
• Ability to obtain a US Government Secret Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Basic Qualifications for the Principal Machining Manufacturing Engineer

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience; OR a master's degree with 3 or more years of relevant work experience.
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
• Experience with machining and machine shops.
• Experience with mechanical assembly processes, welding and machining.
• Experience in technical writing.
• Ability to obtain US Government Secret Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications for Both Levels

• Hands on experience machining and troubleshooting of machines.
• Experience measuring and analyzing precision parts.
• Experience programming CNC lathes, mills and/or grinders.
• Experience with selecting and managing Capital Equipment (CapEX) projects for machinery.

Primary Level Salary Range

$83,400.00 - $125,200.00

Secondary Level Salary Range

$103,600.00 - $155,400.00

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.