Principal / Sr. Principal Factory Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer (209960)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: A US Government security clearance per customer's requirements.

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.

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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization 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!

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking candidates for the position of Principal / Sr. Principal Factory Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer to support advanced technology development programs. This position is located at the Linthicum, MD location.

What You’ll get to Do:

• Plan and support the setup and integration of a manufacturing execution system (MES) for a new superconducting electronics wafer fabrication line
• Maintain awareness of MES setup and integration schedule risk and proactively escalate risk to team leads as required
• Create detailed end-user requirements and acceptance test plans, while leveraging experience and business processes from semiconductor manufacturing organizations
• Partner with an industry-leading vendor in setting up an MES to support a new wafer fab manufacturing line
• Collaborate with the vendor on deploying manufacturing master data modeling architectures and Best-Known Methods (BKMs)
• Apply systems engineering best practices, principles, and concepts to architectures within a manufacturing context
• Work collaboratively with other experienced team members

This is a dual level requisition which can be filled as a Principal or Sr. Principal Factory Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer

Basic Qualifications for Principal Factory Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer:

• A degree in a STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with a minimum of 5 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree, 3 years of experience with a master’s degree, or 0 years of experience with a PhD
• Able to support execution of Statement of Work (SOW) components with vendors and work cross functionally within a team
• Demonstrated experience with modern automated factory systems in a semiconductor or microelectronics fab
• Strong problem solving / troubleshooting skills
• Understands data relationships between products, plans, recipes, and varying levels of manufacturing containers (lots, wafers, die, etc.)
• Experience with core data groups in MES systems (equipment, products, consumables, etc.)
• Must be willing to work on site 100% of time
• Limited travel to local Northrop Grumman facilities may be required
• This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance per business requirements

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Princ