Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Manufacturing Systems Engineer – Level 4 to join our team in Linthicum, MD. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.
This role leads requirements development, technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, and cost, ROI, and risk analysis across the full manufacturing lifecycle. The position drives advanced manufacturing and digital technology projects that improve quality, cycle time, and cost, while leading proposals, estimates, production transition, and investment planning in areas such as additive manufacturing, automation, analytics, and digital fabric
This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.
In this job, you will:
- Interface with Surveillance and Targeting Business Unit and Operations to stay current with new concept and proposal programs
- Support Program Proposal and develop cost estimates for manufacturing including product cost routings and NRE.
- Serve as operations technical interface for Manufacturing and RSP integrated program teams (IPT) for low MRL programs
- Support IPTs in make/buy/dual sourcing decisions
- Participate in producibility reviews for new product designs
- Recommend design improvements to produce lower cost/higher performing products
- Developing new and maintaining or improving existing manufacturing processes with a focus on affordability
- Understand and translate state-of-the-art process capabilities and guidelines for product designers by interfacing with manufacturing subject matter experts
- Develop discriminating IRAD and capital investment plans with the Manufacturing Strategy and Integration team
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering or related STEM area and 8 years of relevant professional experience (or 6 years with an MS; 4 years with a PhD);
- Requires an active Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
- Experience with manual and automated assembly processes
- Experience with Augmented Reality Systems.
- Project management experience
- Familiarity with J-STD and MIL-STD requirements
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with Space Class A and Class C Hardware
- Familiarity with Space programs and Space Standard Practices (SSP)
- Familiarity with Design of Experiment (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Experience with Siemens NX, Teamcenter, CPLM, SAP
- Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Experience with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
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Primary Level Salary Range: $135,800.00 - $203,600.00The 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.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering or a related STEM field
- 8 years of relevant professional experience, or 6 years with a master's degree, or 4 years with a PhD
- Active Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at the time of application
- Experience with manual and automated assembly processes
- Experience with Augmented Reality Systems
- Project management experience
- Familiarity with J-STD and MIL-STD requirements
- Familiarity with Space Class A and Class C Hardware
- Familiarity with Space programs and Space Standard Practices (SSP)
- Familiarity with Design of Experiment (DOE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Experience with Siemens NX, Teamcenter, CPLM, and SAP
- Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Experience with a Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
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