Principal Engineer Electromechanical Level 3/4

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman offers a challenging career opportunity in our Operations Instruments Engineering team within the Mission Systems sector at our Salt Lake City, UT facility. Working in Northrop Grumman Mission Systems means making a direct contribution to mission projects that keep our homeland safe and expanding the boundaries of the world we live in. We are seeking a Principal Engineer Electromechanical / Sr. Principal Engineer Electromechanical to join our team of qualified diverse individuals.

What you'll get to do:

• Designs, develops, and implements manufacturing methods and assembly instructions.
• Implement Lean manufacturing techniques that are applicable to statistical process control across manufacturing environments.
• Work closely with production floor supervisors, technicians, operators, and other engineering disciplines to support day-to-day activities.
• Train technicians and operators on manufacturing techniques and procedures.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions on process failures.
• Analysis of manufacturing yields and trends to identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities.
• Interpret engineering drawings and recommend design changes to ease product manufacturability.
• Provide recommendations and justification for new tooling and equipment.
• Working with suppliers to ensure quality and conformance to specifications.

The ideal candidate must be able to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish project results, collaborate in a team environment, negotiate, and integrate different viewpoints, effectively present data, actions, and conclusions to management, and work independently with minimal directions.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Engineer Electromechanical:

• Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or other STEM related technical discipline with 5 years of experience; 3 years with Masters.
• Experience working in a manufacturing facility.
• Mechanical, Electrical, and/or Electronic experience.
• Experience with interpreting mechanical drawings.
• US Citizenship is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Engineer Electromechanical:

• Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or other STEM related technical discipline with 8 years of experience; 6 years with Masters.
• Experience working in a manufacturing facility.
• Mechanical, Electrical, and/or Electronic experience.
• Experience with interpreting mechanical drawings.
• US Citizenship is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with data analysis software (Tableau, Matlab, Python, Excel, or others).
• Strong written and oral communication.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize tasks.
• Experience using Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing concepts.
• Experience working in a highly regulated industry with strict customer/process requirements.
• Experience implementing tools/processes to improve operator/production efficiency.
• Hands on manufacturing experience in assembly and fabrication.
• SAP experience.

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00Salary Range 2: $0.00 - $0.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.