Manufacturing Engineer Level 2 or 3 - SWING SHIFT

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Propulsion team in Commerce, CA seeks a Manufacturing Engineer Level 2 or 3 to join the 1st shift, 9:00 am - 7:00 pm. You will create and improve manufacturing processes for precision hardware, review designs for manufacturability, and drive efficiency, quality and cost objectives on assigned programs.

The role requires hands-on shop floor support, CAD proficiency, GD&T interpretation, and experience with lean methods.

Qualifications

• 2 years of relevant experience for Level 2 with Bachelor's degree; 0 years with a Master’s degree; extra 4 years considered in lieu of degree
• Experience applying lean methodologies in manufacturing environments including root-cause and Ishikawa analysis
• Proficiency with CAD software and reading engineering drawings with GD&T interpretation

Responsibilities

• Create and improve manufacturing processes to meet hardware requirements
• Review engineering designs and drawings for manufacturability
• Manage Manufacturing Bill of Materials via MRP
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams to hit quality, delivery, and cost targets
• Provide technical guidance and liaison to operations; assist supervisors on new techniques
• Create manufacturing plans and detailed work instructions
• Update Manufacturing Work Instructions on the shop floor
• Specify necessary special processes, equipment, and fixtures
• Continuously improve manufacturing methods and product quality
• Participate in continuous improvement projects
• Assist in tool design and CAD-driven tooling concepts
• Monitor quality discrepancies, identify trends, and implement corrective actions
• Evaluate processes using product design, fabrication, assembly, and materials knowledge

Skills

CAD software

GD&T

Lean manufacturing

Root-cause analysis

Machining processes

Welding & heat treating

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

MS Access

Job 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 Mission Enabling Products (MEP) Business Unit designs, manufactures and operates small and medium-class spacecraft for communications, imaging, scientific, exploration and national security space applications. MEP is the leading supplier of space components that power and enable satellites of all classes, provides technical engineering services to government agencies and laboratories, and is developing exciting new satellite servicing and advanced space flight technologies.

Our Propulsion team in Commerce, CA is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer Level 2 or 3 to join our 1st shift team. This position will be on SWING SHIFT (9:00 am - 7:00 pm)

The Propulsion team within the Mission Enabling Products Business Unit is the leading supplier of pressure vessels and tank hardware to the aerospace industry. You will work on assigned programs on non-recurring work as well as provide technical support on the shop floor.

Responsibilities:

• Create and improve manufacturing processes to meet challenging hardware requirements
• Review engineering designs and drawings for accuracy and manufacturability
• Manage Manufacturing Bill of Materials through the use of MRP
• Work alongside the manufacturing teams to ensure that overall quality, delivery, and cost objectives are achieved
• Communicate manufacturing plans and processes to internal and external customers through Manufacturing Readiness Reviews
• Provide technical guidance and liaison to operations, assist supervisors on new techniques, and determination of causes of rejected parts
• Create manufacturing plans and detailed work instructions
• Provide redlines and/or updating of Manufacturing Work Instructions on the shop floor
• Specify all necessary special processes, equipment, and fixtures required for manufacturing on assigned programs
• Continuously work to improve manufacturing methods, efficiency and product quality
• Participate in continuous improvement projects
• Assist in tool design when required to help support operations by developing tooling concepts and using of CAD software to model and release of tool drawings
• Monitor quality discrepancies, identify trends, investigate problems, and implement corrective actions
• Evaluate manufacturing processes by applying knowledge of product design, fabrication, assembly, tooling, and materials; conferring with equipment vendors; soliciting observations from operators

Basic Qualifications for a Level 2:

• 2 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; 0 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Demonstrated experience applying and implementing lean methodologies in manufacturing/production environments including root-cause and Ishikawa analysis
• Practical application of AS9100, ISO 9001-2008, AS9145 or similar quality systems
• Proficiency with Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software
• Proficient in reading engineering drawings and interpretation of GD&T
• Working knowledge of machining processes; lathe, milling, CNC programming
• Working knowledge of welding and heat treating processes

Basic Qualifications for a Level 3:

• 5 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree; 0 years of relevant experience with a Masters' degree; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree
• Demonstrated experience applying and implementing lean methodologies in manufacturing/production environments including root-cause and Ishikawa analysis
• Practical application of AS9100, ISO 9001-2008, AS9145 or similar quality systems
• Proficiency with Computer-Aided Design (CAD) software
• Proficient in reading engineering drawings and interpretation of GD&T
• Working knowledge of machining processes; lathe, milling, CNC programming
• Working knowledge of welding and heat treating processes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Siemens NX
• Proficiency with MS Access
• Experience in any of the following: Aerospace manufacturing environment
• Heat treating of titanium alloys
• Machining of titanium alloys
• Welding of