Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer
About the role
Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to join our Armament Systems business unit, supporting manufacturing operations at our Independence, MO, facility. This position provides multifunctional engineering guidance and support for manufacturing of current products, transition-to-production of new products, and testing of medium caliber ammunition. In general, as a lead member of an integrated product team, this individual will have a thorough understanding of both contract and technical requirements, be providing engineering support and work direction to manufacturing and test locations, investigating and solving product and manufacturing issues, coordinating efforts between internal functional groups, supporting manufacturing and ammunition testing, supporting communications with both internal and external customers, and providing support and oversight to material suppliers. This role is located at our Independence, MO, manufacturing facility and will report to the Engineering Manager based in our Plymouth, MN office.
Responsibilities
- Act as the technical interface to internal and external customers and form working relationships with representatives of these organizations
- Support the Program Manager as a control account manager to ensure accurate schedule and cost tracking
- Provide work direction and engineering support to our manufacturing and test locations with responsibilities to:
- Assist in the resolution of complex manufacturing line process issues such as machining, metal finishing, painting, heat treating, mechanical assembly, and test
- Research and evaluate commercially available tools and equipment to support manufacturing improvement activities
- Develop new, and improve existing manufacturing processes
- Develop task releases and introduce into the manufacturing system
- Develop test plans and support in execution
- Prepare for and support various engineering reviews including Build Readiness Reviews, Production Readiness Reviews, and Test Readiness Reviews