Principal Manufacturing Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Principal Manufacturing Engineer with Security Clearance
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Yes, 10% of the Time 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 Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) has an opening for a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position requires on-site support located in Redondo Beach, CA where technology and teamwork come together. The selected candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Manufacturing Engineering Team working in a collaborative environment while promoting a positive and proactive teamwork environment.

Principal Manufacturing Engineering job duties involve the following:
* Provide guidance to Engineering regarding design concepts to ensure the best manufacturing technique is being used to meet the Engineering design

* Participate in tool design reviews to ensure tools are feasible and reduce build times and program costs during assembly

* Define sequence of operations for product builds, investigate and initiate corrective actions and improvements that involve non-conforming product and identify improvement opportunities in areas that require producibility and affordability initiatives

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

* Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions

* May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan

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

* Responsible for updating and maintaining MBOM to meet requirements

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

* Investigates and initiates corrective actions of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality

* Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques. Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations

* Develop Visual Work Instructions and provide clear assembly instructions using MES

* Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations

* Strong communication skills coordinating with Engineering, Supply Chain and Quality Engineering Principal Manufacturing Engineers for Aeronautics Systems are expected to provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex and difficult problems. They are problem solvers who have the ability to provide results that are innovative, thorough, practical, and consistent with organization objectives. We seek Manufacturing Engineers that use a unique skill set that includes a hands-on approach and act as the technical representative voice for the Manufacturing organization.

Basic Qualifications:

* Bachelor's Degree with 4 years of technical and/or engineering experience, Master's Degree with 3 years of engineering experience, or PhD with 0 years of experience

* Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems

* Proficient reviewing and interpreting Blueprints and 3-D models

* Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)

* Ability to interface/communicate with multiple levels of…