Principal Engineer Manufacturing

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Manufacturing Engineer based in Sunnyvale, CA.

The Principal Manufacturing Engineer will support the manufacturing and testing of marine launcher systems, working on various manufacturing processes for high-value assemblies, machined components, and welded fabrications. These processes include precision manual assembly, welding, machining, bonding, finishing and mechanical assembly.

What You'll get to Do:

• Develop new processes, improve existing manufacturing processes, and develop the required tooling and fixtures with an excellent team of experienced assembly mechanics, machinists, welders and engineers.
• Evaluate existing manufacturing processes and systems to reduce cost, improve sustainability and develop best practices within the manufacturing environment.
• Develop efficient process flows and sequences of operations, optimized production area layouts, manage bills of materials, create detailed work instructions, process procedures and tooling requirements with emphasis on safety, foreign object elimination and equipment/system maintenance.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of new capital equipment for establishing expanded production processes.
• Select roles will also support final acceptance testing of product and provide technical support to test facility operation as necessary.
• The ability to support multiple production shifts is required (first, second, third shifts, and weekends) based on the assignment and current and future production schedules.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Manufacturing Engineer :

• Bachelor's in a related STEM discipline with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience; Master's Degree in a related STEM discipline with a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.
• Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: mechanical assembly processes, welding and machining.
• Experience in continuous improvement.
• Experience in technical writing.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.
• US Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications for Principal Manufacturing Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree in one of the following disciplines - Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Industrial Engineering.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.