Northrop Grumman is in need of a an Engineer Energetics Manufacturing – level 2 or 3 to work at its Elkton, Maryland facility.
Northrop Grumman Propulsion Systems and Controls (PS&C) facility in Elkton, Maryland began solid-propellant rocket operations in 1948. Today, the Elkton PS&C facility designs, develops, and produces solid-propellant propulsion and ordnance systems in programs professionally managed for a wide variety of Government and commercial customers. The facility also serves as the hub for offsite engineering and test facilities in Ronkonkoma, NY and Palm Beach Gardens, FL.
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The position can be hired to either a level 2 or level 3 engineering position. The level to be hired will depend on education, experience, and demonstrated skills.
Job Duties:
- Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for polymer and adhesives manufacturing and application, as well as energetics materials chemistry and process development.
- Provide manufacturing support to operations to meet quality, delivery, and cost requirements.
- Create, maintain and improve Process Control Documentation.
- Establish manufacturing lines for new products and product upgrades:
- Establish Lean process flow
- Capacity planning…. perform capacity studies/analysis
- Digital modeling/simulation when appropriate
- Define facility and equipment needs
- Work with facilities engineering to provide cost benefit analysis to support capital projects
- Establish equipment specifications
- Work with vendors for equipment run-off and installation
- Assist in establishing safety requirements for new facilities and equipment
- Establish Total Preventive Maintenance (TPM) requirements
- Provide start-up support and initial training to operations
- Establish required procedures
- Provide training to maintenance personnel as required
- Conduct continuous improvement activities:
- Lean manufacturing implementation (PES)
- Assist operations with 5-S programs
- Conduct Process FMEA’s
- Generate process maps, flow charts, value stream maps
- Establish standard work
- Conduct time studies/audits
- Monitor production touch labor costs and suggest/implement improvements to drive costs down
- Establish Key Characteristics for manufacturing/processing and ensure systems are in place to monitor/control them
Operational support:
- Analyze processes and equipment for process capabilities and causes of downtime.
- Analyze yield and scrap rate data provided by Mission Assurance to improve processes:
- Provide technical support for improvements
- Determine root cause and corrective actions for deficiencies
- Conduct process capabilities studies as required
- Continually monitor processes
- Generate and maintain Statistical Process Control (SPC) program for production programs
- Monitor actual production vs. plan
- Work with Safety to establish and adhere to safety requirements and support Hazard Analysis
- Work with product/tooling engineering to establish tooling requirements
- Assist in design of initial tooling and test equipment and with continuous tooling improvement.
- Additive manufacturing design, development, and implementation where practical
- Assist operations and maintenance in troubleshooting and equipment repairs
- Assist in defining product count points for financial tracking
This position falls under a Federal Explosives License issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) for this location. Candidates hired into this role will be required to complete and submit an Employee Possessor Questionnaire to ATF for approval to be a possessor.
Basic Qualifications for level 2:
- Must have at a Bachelors degree and 2 or more years of experience or a Masters degree with 0 or more years of experience.
- Must be a US citizen and able to obtain a Secret Clearance.
Basic Qualifications for level 3:
- Must have a Bachelors degree and 5 or more years of experience or a Masters degree with 3 years of experience.
- Must be a US citizen and able to obtain a Secret Clearance.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience or Master's degree with 0+ years (Level 2)
- Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of experience or Master's degree with 3+ years (Level 3)
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret security clearance
- Complete and submit Employee Possessor Questionnaire to ATF for approval
- Experience with polymer and adhesives manufacturing, energetics materials chemistry, and process development
- Experience implementing Lean manufacturing, SPC, FMEA, TPM, 5-S, value stream mapping, capacity planning, and process control documentation
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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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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