Principal Engineer Process

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 98,900 - 148,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Savings plan

Paid time off

Education assistance

Training and development

Job summary

0090 CORP-Corporate Office is looking for a Manufacturing Process Engineer for RF Systems in Rolling Meadows, IL. This role entails leading process design and improvements, and collaborating with various engineering teams to meet production goals.

Candidates should hold a relevant engineering degree and have 5+ years of experience, coupled with the ability to maintain Secret security clearance. Offering a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in engineering or 3 years with a master's.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Secret security clearance.
• Experience managing small to medium scale projects.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with design engineering and production to meet manufacturing commitments.
• Lead day-to-day process engineering efforts and report on project status.
• Generate and maintain engineering process specifications and work instructions.

Skills

Process design

Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor of Science in relevant field

Master of Science in relevant field

Job description

Relocation assistance: None.

Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

Overview

Manufacturing Process Engineer – RF Systems (on‑site, Rolling Meadows, IL). Lead process design and improvement for Radio Frequency electronic warfare systems and subsystems, collaborating with design engineering, production, quality, and industrial engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate with design engineering, production technicians, project management, industrial engineering, and quality organizations to meet manufacturing contractual commitments.
• Investigate, design, and provide solutions for nonconformance repair procedures.
• Generate and maintain manufacturing engineering process specifications, work instructions, routers, tooling/fixturing, and equipment.
• Review quality metrics and lead continuous‑improvement initiatives to reduce cost, cycle time, and defects.
• Conduct producibility reviews with design engineering to achieve producibility in new and updated product designs.
• Lead and report day‑to‑day process engineering efforts, provide executive‑level presentations on project status or production issues, and perform earned‑value on non‑recurring activities.
• Interface with multiple levels of leadership, clients, and vendors.

Core Competencies

• Takes high levels of self‑accountability and ownership.
• Acts with speed.
• Responds to challenges with resilience.
• Leads with courage.
• Sets vision for assigned products.
• Builds a high‑performing team.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical, Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field with a minimum of 5 years relevant experience, or a Master of Science in an equivalent field with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience.
• Experience interpreting drawings and specifications.
• Experience in creating process work instructions, developing or improving manufacturing processes, and/or working in a design or systems environment.
• Experience managing small to medium scale projects or leading continuous‑improvement projects.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams (e.g., OPM, design engineering).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Secret security clearance.
• United States citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience performing earned‑value/CAM efforts.
• Experience with leading executive presentations.
• Experience with root‑cause corrective action methods.
• Experience troubleshooting circuit card assemblies.
• Experience and/or education in using the DMAIC process.
• Active Secret Security Clearance.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary range: $98,900.00 – $148,300.00 (general guideline). Additional compensation may include overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, and eligibility for Long‑Term Incentives for VP or Director positions.

Benefits include:

• Health plan
• Savings plan
• Paid time off
• Additional benefits: education assistance, training and development, 9/80 work schedule (where available), and more.

Equal Opportunity Statement

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, visit Northrop Grumman EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.