RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available 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. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) is looking for a Manufacturing Engineer or Principal Manufacturing Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals to support our F 35 Center Fuselage Production. This position is located on site in Palmdale, CA. Manufacturing Engineers for Aeronautics Systems are expected to provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex and difficult problems. They are problem solvers who have the ability to provide results that are innovative, thorough, practical, and consistent with organization objectives. We seek Manufacturing Engineers that use a unique skill set that includes a hands on approach and act as the technical representative voice for the Manufacturing Engineering organization. Key Responsibilities: Coordinate with Design Engineering, Production, Tool Design Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Quality organizations to identify process, drawing incorporations, and tooling requirements to support current and new production. Generate and maintain/revise various Manufacturing Engineering Documentation. Identify manufacturing processes and specialty tooling requirements to improve efficiency, quality, and ergonomics in production operations. Provide technical liaison assistance to production personnel to troubleshoot or provide clarification on various build processes and tool related problems. Identify, specify, and analyze usage of production perishables and consumable requirements addressed by documentation being used for production work instructions. Investigate and provide solutions to support nonconformance repair procedures. Research, develop, and provide process training as required. Support site safety initiatives related to manufacturing processes. Interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, clients, and vendors. We offer flexible 4/10 2nd shift schedules (4:00pm to 2:30am) working Monday through Thursday and having every Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self motivated, proactive, and goal oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do. This requisition may be filled as a Manufacturing Engineer or a Principal Manufacturing Engineer depending on the qualifications below. Basic Qualifications for Manufacturing Engineer: Bachelor’s degree (STEM) and 1 year of engineering experience in manufacturing, mechanical, or electrical environment, or Masters (STEM) and 0 years of experience Experience working hands on in a production assembly environment. Ability to be able to lift 15 pounds at times. Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret level clearance, including Special Access Program within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs. Basic Qualifications for Principal Manufacturing Engineer: Bachelor’s degree (STEM) and 4 years engineering experience in manufacturing, mechanical, or electrical environment OR Masters (STEM) and 3 years engineering experience in manufacturing, mechanical, or electrical environment. Experience working hands on in a production assembly line environment. Ability to be able to lift 15 pounds at times. Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret level clearance, including Special Access Program within a reasonable period, as determined by the company to meet its business needs. Preferred Qualifications: Active Secret DoD clearance/Program Access Experience with Microsoft Office Suite. Ability to work any shift or extended work week as business need requires. Ability to work for extended periods of time at a workstation on a computer or similar device for up to 10 hours / duration of shift. Occasional extended periods of standing, bending, kneeling. Traverse unit/product and operate in manufacturing/production environment to include: tooling, stands, ladders, steps etc. while wearing appropriate PPE, occasionally enter confined space. Strong electrical experience and process knowledge in aerospace manufacturing Experience reviewing and interpreting Blueprints and/or 3 D models. Experience with Manufacturing Engineering, Tooling Engineering, Aircraft Maintenance, or Machining/Fabrication Processes. Experience in Lean Six Sigma. Experience providing innovative techniques focused on improving product designs and tooling assemblies or equipment. Experience with developing enhancement processes that improve production shop floor efficiencies and root cause corrective actions. Experience creating MES Work Instructions. SAP knowledge. Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. Primary Level Salary Range: $81,300.00 $121,900.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $100,300.00 $150,500.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business. The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.