Principal or Senior Principal Manufacturing Engineer - Bonding​/C Security Clearance

Position: Principal or Senior Principal Manufacturing Engineer - Bonding/C with Security Clearance
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Yes, 25% 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.

At the heart of who we are, Northrop Grumman is an American manufacturing company building the next generation of innovation for the United States and its allies. Our state-of-the-art Blue Ridge Advanced Manufacturing Center located in Waynesboro, VA will deliver advanced radars, communications antennas, and electronic warfare capabilities. Slated to open in 2026, we are adding hundreds of high-quality jobs in the heart of Virginia.

Together, we will work to deliver the world's most advanced technologies to protect our national security. We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal or Senior Principal Manufacturing Engineer based out of Waynesboro, VA. What You'll get to Do:
As a Manufacturing Engineer , you will join our brand-new Blue Ridge Advanced Manufacturing Center as the key resource for our bonding and coating processes. This is a high-impact opportunity to architect the production landscape of a startup-style environment backed by the resources of a global defense leader. First year priorities will include:
* PRR (Production Readiness Review) for bonding/coating equipment.

* Travel to our Baltimore, Maryland manufacturing facility to train, shadow and/or participate in the building of apertures for knowledge transfer.

* Create, review and modify work instructions for Waynesboro bonding/coating processes.

* Train technicians and other support staff - such as maintenance on the function and use of the equipment.

* Gain knowledge of the electrical test process that follows bonding/coating by interfacing with other NG process facilities and working with the test engineers that support those facilities.

* Complete capability analysis including Gage R&R (Reliability and Repeatability) of coating/bonding processes.

* Investigate and establish processes required to build related subcomponents as supplied from outside vendors. Process Development:
* Developing new and maintaining, or improving, existing manufacturing processes with a focus on production capabilities and affordability.

* Prototyping, testing, and production support of state-of-the-art systems requiring specialty knowledge and skills related to use of free form modeling, surface analysis, materials, tooling, test fixtures and equipment, and manufacturing processes.

* Developing project scope requirements, perform technical planning, manufacturing system development, integration, verification and validation.

* Managing project cost (implementation, ROI), schedule and risk mitigation strategies.

* Creating and managing project plans (tasks, resources, and schedules) for process development activities.

* Creating and documenting designs for custom tooling.

* Specifying, identifying, and procuring new manufacturing equipment for production readiness and preparing equipment for production.

* Facilitating collaboration across Manufacturing Operations functional support groups through all manufacturing readiness phases.

* Developing and optimizing process parameters.

* Developing/revising process documentation and work instructions.

* Supplier engagement and facilitation of supplier development and risk reduction activities. Factory Support:
* Driving awareness of RF critical bonding and coating processes for antenna subsystems.

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