Sr Principal Engineer Manufacturing Systems
$135,800–$203,600 year
On-siteRolling Meadows, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Engage with program teams during pre-proposal, proposal, and early execution phases to offer insight into novel manufacturing processes. Develop Manufacturing Plans, perform Manufacturing Readiness Assessments, and lead design for automation efforts. Identify producibility gaps and create Manufacturing Maturity Plans addressing affordability, capital planning, and strategic sourcing. Ensure success of critical Technology Demonstrator builds and establish funding plans for IRCM programs. This role supports the Infrared Counter Measure and Radio Frequency Counter Measure product lines within Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Manufacturing Engineering.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in a related STEM field and a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience; OR 6 or more years or relevant work experience with a Master's degree
- Demonstrated experience developing and improving manufacturing assembly or test processes for complex hardware
- Experience in manufacturing system engineering processes and products throughout the program life cycle, as well as providing technical leadership and guidance
- Experience with NCTA, CRAD, or Capital project including submittal and execution
- Experience with gated development processes and major program reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, PRR)
- Experience working in cross-functional teams (Design, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain)
- Experience with Risk and Opportunity identification including mitigation and management
- The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
- US Citizenship
Desired Qualifications
- 5 or more years of manufacturing engineering related experience
- Experience with Line Replaceable Units (LRU) manufacturing
- Experience with new product development
- Experience with any of the following: AS6500, Manufacturing Readiness Assessments, Requirements Traceability and Validation, Value Stream Mapping, Factory Mod-Sim, Root Cause Corrective Action, Manufacturing processes and methods, Cost Engineering, Proposal/BOE experience, Design to Cost understanding, Life Cycle Cost Modeling, Design for Manufacturing, Design for Automation, Producibility, or Design for Additive
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