Principal Manufacturing Engineer – Marine Propulsion

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Engineer Manufacturing / Principal Engineer Manufacturing to join our Sunnyvale, CA team. You will support machining and testing of high-value gearing and steam turbine assemblies, developing processes, tooling, and workflow for safe, efficient production. The role requires reading drawings, machining experience, welding, mechanical assembly, and technical writing.

Clearance to obtain Secret is required; U.S. citizenship is mandatory.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Reading drawings

Machining/Machining shops

Mechanical assembly

Welding

Technical writing

Secret clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree (2+ years relevant)

Master's degree (1+ year relevant)

Tools

CNC programming

CNC lathes

CNC mills

Grinders

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Engineer Manufacturing / Principal Engineer Manufacturing to join our Sunnyvale, CA team. You will support machining and testing of high-value gearing and steam turbine assemblies, developing processes, tooling, and workflow for safe, efficient production. The role requires reading drawings, machining experience, welding, mechanical assembly, and technical writing.

Clearance to obtain Secret is required; U.S. citizenship is mandatory.