Job Description

Description

The Advanced Operations team of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer - Operations Systems Engineer.

Operations Systems Engineers (OSE) engage with low manufacturing readiness level (MRL) programs in Business Divisions and Emerging Capabilities Development (ECD) to accelerate affordable maturation of new sensor technologies from demonstration to LRIP. OSEs drive commonality of hardware, producibility vs innovation trades and risk management through tools such as Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRA) and Manufacturing Plans (MP).

OSEs must understand all aspects of a sensor rsquo;s fabrication, assembly and test (internally and/or externally) in context of other programs to identify product line alignment (re-use) and mitigate resource limitations. OSEs also influence Operations investments such as internal research and development (IRAD), Manufacturing Technology Activity (MTA), and capital in support of developing discriminating technologies including additive manufacturing, advanced packaging, automation/robotics, electro/optics, data analytics, and digital fabric.

Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
bull;Interface with Business Divisions and ECD to stay current with new concept and proposal programs
bull;Serve as operations technical interface for ECD and Business Division integrated program teams (IPT) for low MRL programs
bull;Develop MRAs and MMPs
bull;Support IPTs in make/buy/dual sourcing decisions
bull;Participate in producibility reviews for new product designs
bull;Recommend design improvements to produce lower cost/higher performing products
bull;Understand and translate state-of-the-art process capabilities and guidelines for product designers by interfacing with manufacturing subject matter experts
bull;Develop discriminating IRAD and capital investment plans with the Advanced Operations team

Attributes:
bull;Must be able to understand complex technical issues and frame them in context for program management and functional Vice Presidents alike.
bull;Excellent organizational and communication skills
bull;Self-motivated and passionate about next generation sensor technology
bull;Able to find technical adjacencies across different sensor product applications. These adjacencies will be paired with IRAD, capital and MTA planning to ensure common processes are used to optimize NGMS resources.

This req may be filled as a Principal or Senior Principal based on the qualifications below.

MANUMS

Qualification

Basic Qualifications for a Principal:
bull;Bachelor 39;s degree or higher in engineering, science or other relevant STEM area plus 5 years of relevant experience (or 3 years with a Master 39;s or 0 years with a PhD)
bull;Broad knowledge of processes and materials used to make Actively Electronically Scanned Arrays (AESA) including semiconductor technology, microelectronic assembly, surface mount technology and materials for RF performance
bull;Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret clearance. This requires US citizenship.

Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal:
bull;Bachelor 39;s degree or higher in engineering, science or other relevant STEM area plus 9 years of relevant experience (or 7 years with a Master 39;s or 4 years with a PhD)
bull;Broad knowledge of processes and materials used to make Actively Electronically Scanned Arrays (AESA) including semiconductor technology, microelectronic assembly, surface mount technology and materials for RF performance
bull;Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret clearance. This requires US citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications:
bull;5 or more years of manufacturing process engineering related experience
bull;2 or more years of program experience (operations program manager, program management)
bull;Familiarity with process development and control methodologies such as Design of Experiment (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and 6 sigma concepts
bull;Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD amp;T) and experience with automated equipment
bull;Understanding of factory costing methodology and process yield metrics
bull;Basic understanding of concepts related to typical manufacturing systems such as: MRP, kitting, batch sizing, configuration control and work flow routings
bull;Familiarity with MIL-STD, JEDEC and Space class hardware requirements