Principal Manufacturing Systems Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Mesa (AZ); On-site; USD 98,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Overtime eligibility

Discretionary bonus potential

Long-term incentives

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Mesa, AZ seeks a Principal Manufacturing Systems Engineer to lead planning and integration of digital manufacturing for cannon production. You will bridge IT/OT with the shop floor, ensuring ERP, MRP, MES are implemented and optimized, acting as a key architect of the digital factory.

You will guide projects from design through sustainment, collaborate across teams, and apply strong engineering fundamentals to deliver high-exposure, fast-paced manufacturing challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years, Master’s with 3+, or PhD with 1+ year in engineering.
• Engineering experience supporting a production environment.
• Experience with Manufacturing Systems software (ERP, MRP, MES).
• Proven collaboration skills across cross-functional teams.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical planning for Manufacturing Systems implementation (ERP, MRP, MES).
• Develop and publish requirements for system implementation.
• Develop and status project planning for system implementation.
• Lead projects from conceptual design to sustainment.
• Create process diagrams for Manufacturing Systems.
• Understand interactions between Manufacturing Systems.
• Plan and perform system-level testing for new features and patches.
• Serve as SME on systems such as Solumina MES and SAP.
• Focus on emerging manufacturing capabilities and digital technologies.
• Analyze data for key process indicators.

Skills

Manufacturing Systems

Cross-functional collaboration

Excellent communication

ERP/MRP/MES awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

PhD in Engineering

Tools

Solumina MES

SAP

MBOM

Part Master

Routings

Solidworks

NX

Pro-E

Teamcenter

Windchill

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

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.

Northrop Grumman is currently seeking a Principal Manufacturing Systems Engineer to lead the technical planning and integration of our digital manufacturing landscape for our Medium Caliber Cannon production programs in our Mesa, AZ facility.

In this role, you will bridge the gap between IT/OT and the shop floor, ensuring our production systems—including ERP, MRP, and MES—are implemented and optimized. You will act as a key architect of our digital factory, following projects from conceptual design through long-term sustainment.

This career opportunity is a great fit for a self-motivated, proactive individual who wants to plan, develop, and execute operations and manufacturing processes in our gun assembly and barrel manufacturing facility. Our engineers work in a high exposure, fast paced, and exciting environment that involves hands-on technical challenges, problem solving, and inter-department collaborations. The candidate will apply strong engineering fundamentals and demonstrate clear communication with those they interact with. If you thrive on attention to detail and want different challenges each day, this is the place for you.

Position Description

• Provide technical planning for implementation and application of Manufacturing Systems (ERP, MRP, MES, IT/OT, RFID, product labeling, etc)
• Develop and publish requirements for Manufacturing System implementation
• Develop and status project planning for Manufacturing System implementation
• Follow projects through all manufacturing readiness level phases from conceptual design through sustainment, maintenance and support
• Develop process diagrams for Manufacturing Systems
• Understand interactions between Manufacturing Systems
• Plan and perform system level testing for new features, patches, and continuous improvement
• Acts as Subject Matter Expert on Manufacturing Systems such as Solumina MES, SAP (MBOM, Part Master, Routings)
• Focus on emerging manufacturing capabilities and digital technologies
• Understand, develop, and perform data analysis for key process indicators

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of experience, a Master’s degree plus 3 years of experience, or a PhD plus 1years of experience
• Engineering experience in supporting a production environment
• Experience working with Manufacturing Systems software (ERP, MRP, MES)
• Proven partnership/collaboration skills and ability to partner with cross functional disciplines within a team
• Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written, presentation)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with MES and/or software that maintains routings and production data
• Experience with MRP software (SAP, CostPoint, etc)
• Experience with PLM Software (Teamcenter, Windchill, etc)
• Experience with using 3D modeling software (Solidworks, NX, Pro-E, etc)
• Experience working with Aerospace/Military standards and implementation of standards across cross-functional teams

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

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.