Sr. Principal Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: 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.

Northrop Grumman is currently seeking an experienced Sr. Principal Engineer to provide support to our Armament Systems Business Unit team in our Plymouth, MN offices.

Armament Systems specializes in the development and production of Ammunition, Guns and Precision Guidance Ordinance.

Position Description

This position provides multifunctional engineering guidance and support for manufacturing of current products, transition-to-production of new products, and testing of medium caliber ammunition.  In general, as a lead member of an integrated product team, this individual will have a thorough understanding of both contract and technical requirements, be providing engineering support and work direction to distributed manufacturing and test locations, investigating and solving product and manufacturing issues, coordinating efforts between internal functional groups, supporting manufacturing and ammunition testing, supporting communications with both internal and external customers, and providing support and oversight to material suppliers.

Typical Duties (Including but not limited to)

• Act as the technical interface to internal and external customers and form working relationships with representatives of these organizations

• Support the Program Manager as a control account manager to ensure accurate schedule and cost tracking

• Provide work direction and engineering support to our distributed manufacturing and test locations with responsibilities to:

  • Assist in the resolution of complex manufacturing line process issues such as machining, metal finishing, painting, heat treating, electrical and/or mechanical assembly, and test

  • Research and evaluate commercially available tools and equipment to support manufacturing improvement activities

  • Develop new, and improve existing manufacturing processes

  • Develop task releases and introduce into the manufacturing system

  • Develop test plans and support in execution

  • Prepare for and support various engineering reviews including Build Readiness Reviews, Production Readiness Reviews, and Test Readiness Reviews

• Coordinate manufacturing efforts between internal functional disciplines including Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Manufacturing, and Test.

• Work with the program team on design and manufacturability issues including root cause analysis and corrective actions on processes and products for both internal and external sources

• As the engineer responsible for the product Technical Data Package, support the creation and release of Engineering Changes, disposition of tooling and gauge changes from internal and external sources, disposition of non-conforming products from internal and external sources, and approval of proposed process changes from internal and external sources

• Ownership of the creation, review, and maintenance of all necessary documentation required for new and existing manufacturing programs.

  • Manufacturing work instructions

  • Manufacturing bills of material and build lists

  • TDP reviews for correctness and completeness

  • Ensure appropriate documentation is in Configuration Management system

• Assist in the preparation of engineering and program proposals

• Assist in the preparation of and participate in customer meetings and program reviews

• Domestic travel up to about 25%. Ability to travel internationally.

Minimum Experience and Skills

• Senior Principal Engineer: BS degree in Mechanical Engineering discipline and minimum of 8 years or MS in Engineering discipline and 6 years’ experience in design and manufacturing envi