Associate/Engineer Manufacturing Level 1/2

About the role

Northrop Grumman Aerostructures Business Unit (ASBU) has an opening for a night shift Floor Support Associate/Manufacturing Engineer Level 1/2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position will be located in Clearfield, UT at the Aeronautics Composite Center Elevated (ACCE) building. This position will support the Airbus A350 value stream in the forming and machining of aircraft stiffeners and frames.

This position will support our B shift on a 4/10 schedule Monday – Thursday, 4:00 PM – 2:30 AM. The selected candidate will provide critical hands-on support in a high-volume high-mix production environment, working closely with Operations, Quality, and Maintenance. Our goal is to minimize downtime on the production line by troubleshooting, problem solving, and proactively identifying areas of concern. Our engineers work to continuously improve their processes, eliminating process variation and waste while building in quality.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with manufacturing personnel to tackle production issues in hand and machine-aided layup, automated fiber placement, autoclave cure, CNC and water jet machining, and nondestructive inspection
• Maintain and distribute daily shift issue logs, documenting both resolved and pending equipment/production issues for enhanced communication and transfers of information between shifts
• Evaluate and disposition product as part of Material Review Board (MRB)
• Author, modify, and audit shop floor procedures and electronic work instructions (EWIs)
• Perform root cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities to permanently eliminate defects
• Troubleshoot production/equipment/program/tooling issues and implement robust improvements and solutions

Qualifications

Associate Manufacturing Engineer Level 1:

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 0 years of work experience in a manufacturing environment
• Exposure to Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Manufacturing Engineer Level 2:

• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 1+ years of work experience in a manufacturing environment
• Exposure to Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Preferred qualifications

• Engineering degree in Manufacturing, Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering or similar
• Knowledge of composite hand layup, fiber placement, bonding, and/or curing
• Knowledge of composite machining using CNCs and/or water jets
• Experience using Catia V5 or similar CAD software
• Experience using Solumina G8 or similar
• Demonstrated understanding of root cause / corrective action processes and techniques
• Experience using RCCA tools such as Five Why, Pareto, fishbone, etc.
• Experience drafting, maintaining, and modifying work instructions and/or process specifications

Pay

• Primary Level Salary Range: $59,900.00 – $89,900.00
• Secondary Level Salary Range: $72,100.00 – $108,100.00

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Schedule

B shift on a 4/10 schedule Monday – Thursday, 4:00 PM – 2:30 AM.