Engineer Manufacturing Systems/Principal Engineer Manufacturing Systems

Requisition ID: R10182555

• Category: Engineering

• Location: Saint Augustine, Florida, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Secret

• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the Time

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

• Positions Available: 1

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 Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Manufacturing Systems Engineer / Principal Engineer Manufacturing Systems to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This role will be supporting our Advanced Manufacturing Technology Organization. This position will be located in St. Augustine, FL.

As a member of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology assembly & development team, you will define, develop, and directly support and ensure the successful implementation of new solution capabilities released to production, and specification requirements to best utilize resources and manufacturing techniques. You will be managing budgets, schedules, and quality for the Assembly Manufacturing Technology thrust area and you will be the direct interface for transferring these developed technologies onto the production line with a systems integration, verification, and validation approach.

This position will require 25% travel and the qualified applicant must be able to obtain and maintain Program Special Access over multiple platforms.

In addition, you will identify and initiate corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure research and development contractual obligations (technical, schedule, and cost) are met and product quality is maintained. 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 all levels of 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.

Roles and Responsibilities:

As a member of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology team, you will be involved with all aspects of the Manufacturing Technology Development cycle.

• Identify customer needs, define requirements, technical planning and documentation (generate statements of work, requirements documents test plans)

• Identify and develop innovative solutions leveraging technology to meet customer needs.

• Manage project cost (spending, charging, implementation, savings and return on investment) and schedule (develop project deliverables and detail plans including but limited to IMS project schedules, status and visibility, roadmaps, spend plans)

• Manufacturing system development/integration, verification and validation, and implementation, identify and mitigate program risk and capture opportunity impacts.

• Follow projects through all manufacturing readiness level phases: concept development, design, fabrication/assembly/test at lab level, production environment demo, full production operations implementation (TTP Transition to Production), sustainment/maintenance/ continuous improvement.

• Ability to work a 4/10 shift schedule.

• Ability to interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, engineering, production, customers, and suppliers.

• Knowledge, Skills and Ability Applies extensive technical expertise, and has full knowledge of other related disciplines.

• Able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.

• Liaison Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects.

We offer Monday-Thursday 4/10 shifts from 6am-4:30pm, with every Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

This requisition may be filled as aManufacturing Systems Engineeror Principal Manufacturing Engineer Systems depending on the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications forManufacturing Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and 1 year of related engineering experience or automation, OR Masters in STEM and 0 years of related engineering experience or automation.

• Experience supporting manufacturing / production operations and processes.

• Experience with systems engineering processes, methodologies, tools, and products required to develop, integrate, evaluate, produce, deliver, operate, and sustain the technology over its operational life.

• Ability to travel domestically 25% of the time to support business needs.

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

• Active DOD Secret level clearance and ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access within a reasonable period, as defined by the company to meet its business needs.

Basic Qualifications forPrincipal Manufacturing Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and 4 years of related engineering experience or automation, OR Masters in STEM and 3 years of related engineering experience or automation OR PhD in STEM and 0 years.

• Experience supporting manufacturing / production operations and processes.

• Experience with systems engineering processes, methodologies, tools, and products required to develop, in.