Job Description

Description

Climb to new heights on your journey when you start Defining Possible with Northrop Grumman. Enjoy a purposeful career in aeronautics that is crucial to the way we connect and protect our world across land, sea, and air. Bring your experience and take advantage of this opportunity to discover how you can start to push past possible and achieve your goals today. Enjoy a diverse, collaborative environment with professionals across the nation ready to help launch your career.

Our Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Principal Engineer Manufacturing to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will support our Advanced Manufacturing Technology amp; Innovation development team and will be located in El Segundo, CA.

As a member of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology amp; Innovation development team, you will define, develop, implement, and transition new technology solutions to manufacturing to increase efficiency, reduce cost, and improve quality. Manufacturing concept and process solutions for production applications cover advanced technologies including but not limited to composites fabrication, assembly, automation, inspection, additive manufacturing, LO technologies, as well as digital manufacturing and data analytics. The role requires incorporation of requirements into development plans and evaluation of performance of processes and tools to verify their efficiency. In addition, you will identify and initiate corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure R amp;D contractual obligations (technical, schedule, and cost) are met and product quality is maintained. In this role, you will provide guidance regarding design concepts, TRL/MRL maturity, and specification requirements to best utilize resources and manufacturing techniques, and ensure processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations. This role involves interfacing with internal and external customers, program offices, engineering disciplines, and executive management. In addition, the role will require the ability to handle multiple projects concurrently in a dynamic/fast-paced work environment. Budgeting and Project Management skills will be utilized to properly scope and execute assigned work and manage project efforts.

As a member of the team you will be involved with all aspects of the Manufacturing Technology Development cycle. Specific responsibilities will be to 1) identify customer needs and define requirements, 2) identify and develop innovative solutions leveraging technology to meet customer needs, 3) generate statements of work and requirements documents, 4) develop project deliverables and detail plans, 5) execute established project plans with transition of new capability.

Qualification

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelors Degree in STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering, Math) with 5 years of experience OR Master's Degree in STEM with 3years of experience in production assembly/fabrication or technologydevelopment in the areas of additive manufacturing, composites, metallics, digitalmanufacturing, data analytics, coatings application, and/or productionmanufacturing operations; OR PhD STEM.
* Bachelors Degree (non-STEM) with 7 years of experienceOR Master's Degree (non-STEM) with 5 years of experience OR PhD (non-STEM) with2 years of experience in production assembly/fabrication or technologydevelopment in the areas of additive manufacturing, composites, metallics,digital manufacturing, data analytics, coatings application, and/or productionmanufacturing operations; OR

* Associates Degree or High School Diploma/GED with 13years of work Experience in production assembly/fabrication or technologydevelopment in the areas of additive manufacturing, composites, metallics,digital manufacturing, data analytics, coatings application, and/or productionmanufacturing operations

* This position requires the ability to obtain and maintainProgram Special Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by thecompany to meet its business needs.

* Experience in a fabrication and/or assembly manufacturingenvironment

* Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills

* Experience with using Microsoft Office Products (Word,PowerPoint, Excel, MS-Project, Visio)

* Self-starter who is able to work with minimal direction

* Ability to travel 10-15% of the time

Preferred Qualifications:

* STEM Degree (Science, Technical, Engineering, orMathematical)
* Experience in Additive Manufacturing

* Experience in Composites, Metallics, Plastics, DigitalManufacturing

* Solid modeling design skills (e.g., NX Siemens, CATIA,Solid Works)

* Ability to demonstrate independent creative thinking andproblem solving capabilities

* Manage multiple projects concurrently in meeting customerrequirements/expectations

* Experience in the development, capture, and execution ofR amp;D technology capabilities. Assessing maturity of new technology fortransition to production

* Experience with authoring proposals, technical documents,and procedures

* Additive Manufacturing, Composites, Metallics, Plastics, DigitalManufacturing/Data Analytics, Coatings materials and process experience.

* Digital manufacturing software and hardware experience

* Experience with CBA/ROI analysis and justifications

* Project / Program Management skills (proposalcreation, scheduling, budget tracking)

* Current active DoD Secret or Top Secretclearance

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring andretaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an EqualOpportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard torace, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, maritalstatus, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any otherprotected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, pleasevisit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.