Staff Engineer Manufacturing Systems

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems Sector is seeking a Staff Manufacturing System Engineer to support the Energetics Manufacturing Engineering group at our Rocket Center, WV location.

This position will we be located on-site at our Rocket Center, WV location. No remote opportunities are available for this position.

Job Summary

The Staff Manufacturing Systems Engineer develops requirements, performs technical planning, manufacturing system development/integration, verification and validation, and evaluates cost (implementation, savings and return on investment) and implementation/program risk impacts. Manufacturing systems engineers follow projects through all manufacturing readiness level phases: concept development, design, fabrication/assembly/test at lab level, production environment demo, full production operations implementation, sustainment/maintenance/ continuous improvement. These projects focus on advanced and emerging manufacturing capabilities/digital technologies with the goal of improving overall production manufacturing quality, span times/time to market and reduce cost. Leads project technical proposal/SOW writing & estimating while ensuring systemic conversion of requirements to design, implementation and production validations.  Manages project cost and schedule through all phases and execution of transition to production activities of the developed systems to program and functional manufacturing spaces. Knowledge, Skills and Ability
Apply advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts. Contributes to the development of new manufacturing principles and concepts.

Problem Solving
Work on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious.

Discretion/Latitude
Works under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives. Assignments are often self-initiated. Determine and pursue courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. Work checked through consultation and agreement with others rather than by formal review of superior.

Impact
Develops advanced technological ideas and guides their development into a final product. Erroneous decisions or recommendations would typically result in failure to achieve critical organizational objectives and effect the image of the organization technological capability.

Liaison
Serves as organization spokesperson on advanced projects and/or programs. Acts as advisor to management and customers on advanced technical research studies and applications.

The Staff Manufacturing System Engineer has responsibilities that include, but are not limited to:

Process Development:

• Developing new and maintaining, or improving, existing manufacturing processes with a focus on production capabilities and affordability.
• Develop project scope requirements, perform technical planning, manufacturing system development, integration, verification and validation.
• Creating and managing project plans (tasks, resources, and schedules) for process development activities.
• Specifying, identifying, and procuring new manufacturing equipment for production readiness and preparing equipment for production.
• Facilitate collaboration across Manufacturing Operations functional support groups through all manufacturing readiness phases.
• Developing and optimizing process parameters.
• Senior technical review of process documentation and work instructions.
• Supplier engagement and facilitation of supplier development and risk reduction activities.

Factory Support:

• Monitoring process yields and cost, recommending and implementing quality improvements to drive improved metrics.
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