Associate Manufacturing Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Rancho Bernardo, CA

About the Role

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team, working in a collaborative and proactive teamwork environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide guidance to Engineering on design concepts to ensure optimal manufacturing techniques.
• Participate in tool design reviews to ensure feasibility and reduce build times and program costs during assembly.
• Define sequence of operations for product builds.
• Investigate and initiate corrective actions for non-conforming product.
• Identify improvement opportunities for producibility and affordability initiatives.
• Provide liaison support for Engineering definition to influence low production costs for integrated assembly related to electrical, hydraulics, fuels, fluids, and propulsion systems.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience reviewing and interpreting Blueprints and 3-D models.
• Ability to work 1st shift (5:00 AM - 3:30 PM) or 2nd shift (4:12 PM - 2:42 AM), and/or any work schedule (times may vary).
• Ability to travel at least 10%.
• Ability to work for extended periods at a workstation on a computer for up to 10 hours per shift.
• Occasional extended periods of standing, bending, kneeling.

Qualifications

For Associate Manufacturing Engineer

• Bachelor’s Degree with 0 years of experience.
• Ability to interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, clients, and vendors.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance as well as Program Special access.

For Manufacturing Engineer

• Bachelor’s Degree with 1 year of technical and/or engineering experience, or Master’s Degree with 0 years of experience.
• Ability to interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, clients, and vendors.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance as well as Program Special access.

Preferred Qualifications

• STEM Degree (Science, Technical, Engineering or Mathematical).
• Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience working hands-on in a production/manufacturing assembly line environment.
• Composite experience and process knowledge.
• Experience providing innovative techniques focused on improving product designs and tooling assemblies or equipment.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and specifications.
• Experience with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems.

Additional Information

• Relocation assistance may be available.
• U.S. Citizenship is required for positions with a government clearance.