Principal/ Sr Principal Manufacturing Project Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 109,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Bonus potential

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking Principal or Senior Principal Manufacturing Project Engineer to lead shop-floor manufacturing engineering activities, monitor metrics, drive root cause analysis, and coordinate with design, program management, and quality teams.

The role requires a BS in Engineering (MS preferred), 5+ years of relevant experience (or 3+ with MS), and US Citizenship with ability to obtain a US Secret clearance. Salary ranges and benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related STEM field.
• Experience in manufacturing environments and leading projects/teams.
• Familiar with DOE, SPC, and 6 Sigma concepts for process development.
• GD&T knowledge; MS Office proficiency; ability to obtain US Secret clearance.
• US Citizenship is required.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact for manufacturing engineering activities for your product.
• Monitor product performance, quality, delivery, and cost metrics; address detractors.
• Collaborate with process engineers and cross‑functional teams including shop floor, program office, and customer.
• Drive root cause corrective action efforts.
• Identify continuous improvement opportunities and lobby for funding.
• Review and manage product on the shop floor and communicate findings externally.
• Coordinate between non-deliverable hardware requestors and manufacturing/engineering.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

DOE

SPC

6 Sigma

GD&T

MS Office

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

MS degree

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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.

Responsibilities include:

• act as the main point of contact for all manufacturing engineering related activities for your product within the cell
• monitor product performance, quality, delivery, and cost metrics; highlight detractors and gather resources to resolve them
• collaborate closely with your process engineering peers as well as multiple other functional groups supporting shop floor, program office, and customer (quality engineering, manufacturing supervision, production, operations, design engineering, program management)
• drive root cause corrective action efforts
• identify continuous improvement opportunities; create solutions and lobby for funding
• review and handle product on the shop floor
• lead communications outward from the shop floor, through yield meetings, situations reports, problem resolution charts, etc.
• gather and document efforts for non-recurring cost for initial product startup as well as support manufacturing readiness reviews
• coordinate between non-deliverable hardware requestor and manufacturing operations/engineering

Basic Qualifications For Principal Manufacturing Project Engineer (level 3):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related STEM area and a minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience or a minimum of 3 years with a MS degree.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing or leading projects and/or people.
• Experience with Design of Experiment (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and 6 sigma concepts for process development.
• Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Fluency in MS Office software applications.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Secret Security Clearance.
• US Citizenship is required.

Basic Qualification For Senior Principal Manufacturing Project Engineer (level 4):

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related STEM area and a minimum of 8 years of relevant professional experience or a minimum of 6 years with a MS degree.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing or leading projects and/or people.
• Experience with Design of Experiment (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and 6 sigma concepts for process development.
• Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Fluency in MS Office software applications.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Secret Security Clearance.
• US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications for both levels:

• Chip and Wire manufacturing experience.
• Experience with J-STD and MIL-STD requirements, including MIL-STD-883 & MIL-PRF-38534, J-STD-001, IPC-610.
• Experience with Configuration Management and Manufacturing Process Planning.

Primary Level Salary Range: $108,800.00 - $163,200.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $135,800.00 - $203,600.00

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,