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Composites Manufacturing Engineer - Level 2 or 3 - 2ND SHIFT

Northrop Grumman
CASD31, United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 12 Aug 2026
💰 $125,200/yr($83,400/yr$125,200/yr)

About the role

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: 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.

The Mission Enabling Products organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.

The Mission Enabling Products (MEP) organization is seeking a Composites Manufacturing Engineer 2 or 3 to assist an experienced team of engineers to perform manufacturing and design engineering on one or more spacecraft systems or subsystems. This position will be on 2ND SHIFT ( Hours: 1:00 pm - 10:30 pm)

This position is located in San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities:

  • Plans, directs, and coordinates manufacturing processes on factory (manufacturing) floor

  • Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of spacecraft design, composite materials, composite fabrication and processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, composite assembly methods, and quality control standards.

  • Designs manufacturing workflow, layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency.

  • Authors detailed manufacturing work instructions that define the specific processes to manufacture hardware.

  • Creates complete and accurate bill of materials (BOM) for manufactured hardware

  • Communicates with design staff regarding product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods.

  • Creates purchase requests and partners with vendors to determine product specifications of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards.

  • Support proposal effort by estimating production times and related costs to provide information for management decisions.

  • Effectively communicates with management, engineering, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, and other considerations to facilitate and improve production processes.

  • Applies statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential improvements.

Basic Qualifications for Level 2:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering and 2+ years of experience as a Manufacturing Engineer, Master’s Degree and 0+ years of experience.

  • Experience must include lay-up, machining, assembly and inspection of composite flight materials and hardware.

  • Ability to read, interpret and create engineering drawings with proper application of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).

  • Effective communication within teams, cross-functional collaboration, and leadership skills.

  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15).

  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret and Top-Secret CSI clearance

Basic Qualifications for Level 3:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering and 5+ years of experience, Master’s Degree and 3+ years of experience.

  • Experience must include lay-up, machining, assembly and inspection of composite flight materials and hardware.

  • Ability to read, interpret and create engineering drawings with proper application of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).

  • Effective communication within teams, cross-functional collaboration, and leadership skills.

  • Applicants must be U.S. citizens as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15).

  • Must have the ability to obtain a DoD Secret and Top-Secret CSI clearance

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