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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 is currently seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to provide manufacturing and process engineering technical expertise and project management for our Medium Caliber Cannon production programs in our Mesa, AZ facility.  This position is focused on providing technical and process leadership in the manufacturing of medium caliber cannons and supports the Guns business segment at Armament Systems Business Unit.

This career opportunity is a great fit for a self-motivated, proactive individual who wants to plan, develop, and execute operations and manufacturing processes in our gun assembly and barrel manufacturing facility.  Our engineers work in a high exposure, fast paced, and exciting environment that involves hands-on technical challenges, problem solving, and inter-department collaborations.  The candidate will apply strong engineering fundamentals, demonstrate clear communication with those they interact with.  If you thrive on attention to detail and want different challenges each day, this is the place for you.

Position Description:

Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining, and material handling

Generates and maintains manufacturing bills of materials (MBOM)

Designs arrangement of work centers or machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout

Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of product, tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance

Adapts process, tool, machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.

Incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan

Inspects performance of processes, product, machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality

Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques

Ensures processes and procedures are compliant with regulations

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree plus 2 years of experience, a Master’s degree plus 0 years of experience, or a PhD plus 0 years of experience

Engineering experience in supporting a production environment

Experience working with design engineering, Quality Assurance, machinists, and assembly personnel

Proven partnership/collaboration skills and ability to partner with cross functional disciplines within a team

Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written, presentation)

Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)

Must be a US Citizen

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with MES and/or software that maintains routings and production data

Experience with MRP software (SAP, CostPoint, etc)

Experience with PLM Software (Teamcenter, Windchill, etc)

Experience with using 3D modeling software (Solidworks, NX, Pro-E, etc)

Experience working with Aerospace/Military standards and implementation of standards across cross-functional teams

Salary Range: $70,200.00 - $105,400.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.