Sentinel (GBSD) - Sr Principal Manufacturing Engineer (7320-1)

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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Sr. Principal Manufacturing Engineer.  This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program. 

What You’ll Get To Do: 

This position requires a highly motivated self-starter with knowledge in the fabrication, assembly, system integration, and testing of hardware. The candidate will be involved in assisting other NG sectors and suppliers with developing a Manufacturing Plan, conducting Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRA), and executing the startup of a new program. The candidate will need to demonstrate exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills, have the ability task orient and communicate effectively with varying levels of Customer, NGC, and Supplier employees and leadership. 

Primary responsibilities will include providing technical and administrative leadership and guidance to the program Integrated Product Teams (IPT) and Suppliers for developing the manufacturing planning and successful preparation and execution of MRA’s. This will include establishing a program project plan and schedule that is aligned with the IPT Integrated Master Schedule (IMS). Provide advanced technological ideas and Subject Matter Expertise (SME) to resolve technical questions and ensure compliance and execution to the Manufacturing Readiness Level (MRL) Deskbook, and Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Statement of Work (SOW) requirements. In addition, responsibilities will include providing technical input to the Manufacturing Plan. 

Job Responsibilities: 

• Represents the organization as a technical contact, interacts with senior personnel on important technical matters, and helps with coordination between organization 

• Implement Lean practices in a production and/or business environment 

• Acts as a leader and understands that erroneous decisions on their part will result in probable delay and failure of organizational objectives 

• Develops processes by studying requirements; researching, designing, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment 

• Collaborates with Design Engineering on design and manufacturability issues 

• Coordinates with the integration team on day-to-day activities.

• Resolves complex process issues. 

• Research and evaluate commercially available tools and equipment to support activities. 

• Design/procure specialized tooling, visual aid and fixtures. 

• Investigates root cause of discrepancies and implements corrective actions. 

• Troubleshoots existing processes to improve safety, quality, cost and efficiency. 

• Educates/trains operators on new and existing processes. 

• Bachelor's degree in Science with 8 years of experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of experience; or PhD with 4 years of experience. 4 additional years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree

• Must have US Citizenship with an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need

• 3 years' of experience with product definition/design requirements in a Mfg setting

• 2 years' of experience and understand technical drawings 

• Manufacturing Readiness Level familiarity  

• Supplier and DoD contracting familiarity 

These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have: 

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) or in a manufacturing engineering related field 

• Previous experience in production for a military program 

• Previous experience on EMD projects  

• Prior experience with Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM). 

• An understanding of Manufacturing Readiness Assessment’s and establishing Manufacturing Readiness Levels per DoD customer requirements. 

• Experience working Designs into pre-production & production.  

• Experience with Siemens NX tools, Model based engineering, and Manufacturing Execution System (MES).

• Demonstrated experience using SAP, Windows software packages and other electronic databases.  

• Capable of working with minimal direction, independently determines and develops technical objectives of assignments, and presents work upon completion for high level review. 

• Demonstrated Project Management experience. 

• Ability to provide and implement technical solutions to advanced problems which require ingenuity and innovation. 

• Government Coordination and Comfortability to communicate with Senior leaders