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.
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for you to join our team as a Principal Manufacturing Engineer or SR Principal Manufacturing Engineer based at our Salt Lake City, UT campus. The selected candidates work shift will include Saturday and Sunday, but they will have the decision on whether this will be Thursday - Sunday, Friday - Monday, Saturday - Tuesday, etc on a 4x10 schedule. If they select a 9/80 schedule or 5x8 schedule, they will have the option to select which consecutive days they come in, as long as it includes Saturday and Sunday.
The Manufacturing Engineer will join the Advanced Electronics and Avionics Manufacturing Engineering Team and will develop and maintain technical solutions for the manufacturing of circuit card assemblies. This position will also interact with customers and manufacturing leadership for metrics reporting and issue resolution.
What You Will Get To Do:
- Work as a process owner for the manufacturing of circuit card assemblies.
- Develop processes, procedures, and assembly instructions for the build of circuit card assemblies.
- Perform continuous improvement activities focused on cost/schedule savings during manufacturing.
- Work with customers to provide manufacturing feedback, metrics and data reporting, and issue resolution.
- Perform root cause and corrective action plans using techniques such as 5 whys, fishbone diagrams, etc.
- Work directly with operators and other manufacturing engineers on the shop floor in a production environment.
- Work with various electronics manufacturing equipment and processes to maintain production flow.
- Provide technical project leadership for continuous improvement and root cause/corrective action projects.
This position may be filled at the Principal Manufacturing Engineer (level 3) or Senior Principal Manufacturing Engineer (level 4) level depending on candidate experience.
The Ideal Candidate Will Possess:
- Ability to work in a production environment.
- Good technical writing skills.
Basic Qualifications for the Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Level 3):
- Bachelor's Degree in STEM field with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, Master's Degree in STEM field with 3 years of relevant work experience, or a PhD in STEM field with a minimum of 1 year(s) of relevant work experience.
- Experience in a production manufacturing environment.
- Experience with the design or build of electronic assemblies (i.e. printed circuit assembly or circuit card assembly).
- Ability to work on Saturday and Sunday.
- US Citizenship required.
- Ability to obtain/maintain DOD Secret security clearance.
Basic Qualifications for the Senior Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Level 4):
- Bachelor's Degree in STEM field with a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience, Master's Degree in STEM field with 6 years of relevant work experience, or a PhD in STEM field with a minimum of 4 years of relevant work experience.
- Experience in a production manufacturing environment.
- Experience with the design or build of electronic assemblies (i.e. printed circuit assembly or circuit card assembly).
- Ability to work on Saturday and Sunday.
- US Citizenship required.
- Ability to obtain/maintain DOD Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications for Both Levels:
- Experience using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools.
- Experience with industry standards for the build and inspection of electronic assemblies including J-STD-001 and IPC-A-610.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment for circuit card assemblies.
- Experience with the processes and equipment used to build circuit card assemblies.
- Experience using Siemens Teamcenter as a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tool.
- Experience using SAP as an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) tool.
- Experience working hands-on with electronic parts and assemblies in a production environment.
- Experience working with engineering drawings and parts lists using a Configuration Management (CM) system.
- Experience with automated optical inspection or other machine vision systems.
- Experience with data structures and network architecture.
- Experience using Lean Six Sigma techniques for continuous improvement activities.
- Data analysis experience.
- Active Secret clearance.
What We Can Offer You:
Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.
Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!
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Primary Level Salary Range: $89,400.00 - $134,200.00
Secondary Level Salary Range: $111,700.00 - $167,500.00
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.
