Manufacturing Engineer - Additive Manufacturing

Requisition : R

• Category: Engineering

• Location: Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

• Clearance Type: None

• Telecommute: No - Teleworking not available for this position

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

• Travel Required: No

• Positions Available: 2

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. 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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join the Additive Manufacturing Engineering Team. This Engineer will be responsible for supporting fabrication efforts, developing new processes, and managing IRAD projects related to additive manufacturing.

The chosen candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, be able to multi-task in a fast-paced, dynamic, and high visibility manufacturing environment, and work well as part of a team.

The Manufacturing Engineer has responsibilities that include, but are not limited to:

Manufacturing Production Support

• Develop precision machine builds following process documentation to support hands-on additive manufacturing fabrication.

• Provide guidance to technicians on the factory floor through technical troubleshooting.

• Initiate corrective action and process optimization to ensure product quality.

Design Engineering Support

• Collaborate with design, RF, and systems engineering to develop producible additively manufactured designs.

• Identify and advocate for additive manufacturing challenges and advantages.

• Create and refine guidelines for additive manufacturing supplied to design engineering.

• Provide additive manufacturing expertise to NGC suppliers.

Process Development

• Execute the Additive Manufacturing development roadmap, including maturation of low Manufacturing Readiness Level process capabilities.

• Collaborate on advanced manufacturing projects with critical emerging technology potential.

• Process development of Additive Manufacturing equipment for Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion and post-processing systems.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a STEM field and 2 years of relevant professional experience; candidates with an MS degree and 0 years also qualify.

• Prior experience with manufacturing engineering and new product development.

• Demonstrated experience with project management and communication tracking cost and schedule.

• Must have fluency in MS Office software applications.

• US Citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior knowledge of Laser Powder Bed Fusion materials and processes.

• Fundamental understanding of additive manufacturing processes and technology.

Salary Range: $77,600 - $116,400

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.