Composites Manufacturing Engineer - Level 2 or 3

About the role

The Mission Enabling Products (MEP) organization within Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Composites Manufacturing Engineer 3 to assist an experienced team of engineers to perform manufacturing and design engineering on one or more spacecraft systems or subsystems. This position is located in San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities

• Plans, directs, and coordinates manufacturing processes on factory (manufacturing) floor
• Develops, evaluates, and improves manufacturing methods, utilizing knowledge of spacecraft design, composite materials, composite fabrication and processes, tooling and production equipment capabilities, composite assembly methods, and quality control standards
• Designs manufacturing workflow, layout of equipment and workspace for maximum efficiency
• Authors detailed manufacturing work instructions that define the specific processes to manufacture hardware
• Creates complete and accurate bill of materials (BOM) for manufactured hardware
• Communicates with design staff regarding product design and tooling to ensure efficient production methods
• Creates purchase requests and partners with vendors to determine product specifications of equipment, materials, or parts, and evaluates products according to specifications and quality standards
• Support proposal effort by estimating production times and related costs to provide information for management decisions
• Effectively communicates with management, engineering, and other staff regarding manufacturing capabilities, and other considerations to facilitate and improve production processes
• Applies statistical methods to estimate future manufacturing requirements and potential improvements

Basic Qualifications

Level 2:

• Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering and 2+ years of experience as a Manufacturing Engineer, or Master's Degree and 0+ years of experience
• Experience must include lay-up, machining, assembly and inspection of composite flight materials and hardware
• Ability to read, interpret and create engineering drawings with proper application of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
• Effective communication within teams, cross-functional collaboration, and leadership skills
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens as defined by ITAR (22 CFR120.15)
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret and Top-Secret SCI clearance

Level 3:

• Bachelor's Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering and 5+ years of experience, or Master's Degree and 3+ years of experience
• Experience must include lay-up, machining, assembly and inspection of composite flight materials and hardware
• Ability to read, interpret and create engineering drawings with proper application of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
• Effective communication within teams, cross-functional collaboration, and leadership skills
• Applicants must be U.S. citizens as defined by ITAR (22 CFR120.15)
• Must have the ability to obtain a DoD Secret and Top-Secret SCI clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Capable of representing an organization as a technical contact and interact with program teams and leadership as the technical expert for the manufacturing process
• Knowledge and application of continuous improvement philosophy, methodology, and tools
• Technical problem solving skills, including formal root cause and corrective action identification and implementation
• Strong organizational and time management skills to successfully engage in multiple programs simultaneously
• Proficient in MS Office – (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
• Prefer CAD experience (NX-10/Team-center or other CAD experience)

Pay

• Primary Level Salary Range: $83,400.00 – $125,200.00
• Secondary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 – $155,400.00