Lead Mechanical Engineer - Armament Systems (25% Travel)

Northrop Grumman; Independence (MO); On-site; USD 118,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Discretionary bonus

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Independence, MO is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to support manufacturing operations within the Armament Systems unit. You will guide engineering, resolve manufacturing issues, and coordinate with internal teams across design, supply chain, and quality to transition to production and test medium caliber ammunition.

Requirements include a bachelor’s (or master’s) in engineering, 8+ years in a design/manufacturing environment, strong communication, and experience with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipline + 8 years of experience in a design and manufacturing environment; OR Master’s degree in an Engineering discipline + 6 years of experience in a design and manufacturing environment relevant to the duties listed above.
• Ability to guide successful completion of significant projects and provide leadership, work direction, mentoring, and coordination of other technical team members.
• Significant experience working and communicating with customers, program management, and engineering management
• Technical understanding of mechanical systems, electromechanical systems, manufacturing processes, metal coatings, heat treatments, metal fabrication, and/or standard assembly processes
• Applies knowledge of engineering and scientific methods, theories and research techniques in the disciplined investigation and solution of technical problems.
• The person filling this position must be able to work with a wide variety of multi-disciplined organizations, in remote settings, interact with them frequently, building strong trusting relationships.
• Experience and proficiency in working with multiple projects.
• Self-motivated to start and complete quality work
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong computer skills and fluency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical interface to internal and external customers and form working relationships with representatives of these organizations
• Support the Program Manager as a control account manager to ensure accurate schedule and cost tracking
• Provide work direction and engineering support to our manufacturing and test locations with responsibilities to:
• Assist in the resolution of complex manufacturing line process issues such as machining, metal finishing, painting, heat treating, mechanical assembly, and test
• Research and evaluate commercially available tools and equipment to support manufacturing improvement activities
• Develop new, and improve existing manufacturing processes
• Develop task releases and introduce into the manufacturing system
• Develop test plans and support in execution
• Prepare for and support various engineering reviews including Build Readiness Reviews, Production Readiness Reviews, and Test Readiness Reviews

Skills

Leadership

Customer communication

Manufacturing processes

Mechanical systems

MS Office

Multi-project management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

AS9100D / ISO 9001 compliant site

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Independence, MO is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to support manufacturing operations within the Armament Systems unit. You will guide engineering, resolve manufacturing issues, and coordinate with internal teams across design, supply chain, and quality to transition to production and test medium caliber ammunition.

Requirements include a bachelor’s (or master’s) in engineering, 8+ years in a design/manufacturing environment, strong communication, and experience with