Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Drafter 4 to our team in Rancho Bernardo, Ca. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct.
Roles and Responsibilities will include:
Produce and revise detailed part, assembly, and installation drawings from layouts, references, and engineering input for electronics devices using CAD/CAM/CATIA tools.
Interpret engineering sketches and specifications to create complete production-detail drawings with correct scaling, reference planes, centerlines, sectioning, and hidden-line interpolation.
Generate and maintain bills of materials, drawing notes, tolerances, finish specifications, and material callouts required for manufacturing and assembly.
Complete and refine major layout drawings prepared by others, applying standard drafting practices to ensure producibility and compliance with engineering intent.
Propose and document design modifications to improve part manufacturability, assembly efficiency, quality, or cost.
Support engineering, manufacturing, and inspection teams by providing timely drawing clarifications, redlines, revisions, and controlled release of updated drawings.
Ensure all drawings and deliverables adhere to company standards, configuration control processes, and applicable engineering/industry drawing conventions
Conduct/support peer reviews, physical self-audits/formal CM/QA audits. Ensuring all findings are documented and adjudicated.
Assist in developing modeling process which aligns to existing enterprise engineering requirements
The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.
Basic Qualifications
High School diploma or equivalent and 6 years additional education and/or related experience professional experience producing detailed part, assembly, and installation drawings in a manufacturing or aerospace environment.
Proficiency with CAD tools (e.g., CATIA, AutoCAD, NX, or SolidWorks) and the ability to create/modify production-detail drawings, BOMs, and drawing notes.
Strong knowledge of engineering drawing standards, GD&T, scaling, sectioning, and configuration control practices, with excellent attention to detail
A U.S. Citizen with Active Secret (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
Preferred Qualifications
Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
Active DoD Top Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
Experience with data centers
Proficient in Microsoft Visio.
Skills Required
- High School diploma or equivalent and 6 years education and/or related experience producing detailed part, assembly, and installation drawings in a manufacturing or aerospace environment.
- Proficiency with CAD tools (CATIA, AutoCAD, NX, or SolidWorks) and ability to create/modify production-detail drawings, BOMs, and drawing notes.
- Strong knowledge of engineering drawing standards, GD&T, scaling, sectioning, and configuration control practices.
- U.S. Citizen with Active Secret clearance (background investigation within past 5 years or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation).
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable time.
- Ability to work full-time on-site at the facility (no remote/hybrid work).
- Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
- Active DoD Top Secret or higher clearance (with background investigation within past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Experience with data centers.
- Proficient in Microsoft Visio.
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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