CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10 of the TimeDescription

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a manufacturing engineer for our Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri location.  As a member of our multi-disciplined team, this role directly supports the installation of capability upgrades on the B-2 Stealth Bomber fleet.

Duties and Responsibilities:

         Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for aircraft modifications and subcomponent fabrication and assembly

         Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining, and material handling

         Provides guidance to vehicle engineering regarding aircraft modifications and subassembly design concepts, specification requirements, and installation constraints

         Adapts machine, tooling, or equipment design to optimize efficiency and integrate with existing operations

         Incorporates inspection and test requirements into aircraft modification plans and subcomponent production plans

         Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency; investigates problems and deficiencies and initiates corrective action to ensure product quality

         Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and may develop those techniques

         Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations

Basic Qualifications for the Manufacturing Engineer (Level 2):

         Engineer: Bachelors Degree in a related STEM field with a minimum of 2 years of relevant work experience; OR a Masters Degree with 0 years of relevant work experience; OR a PhD with 0 years of relevant work experience

         Alibility to understand and effectively communicate technical issues (written and verbal)

         Experience with the design, build, operation or maintenance of structural, mechanical, and/or electrical components or assemblies

         Experience with computer aided design / modeling tools

         Experience in researching technical issues through engineering drawing review, database records queries, and theory of operation

         Ability create work instructions

         Ability to obtain/maintain U.S Government Secret security clearance. Candidate must have an active DOD Secret security clearance or meet the eligibility requirements for a clearance to be hired.  The company will submit a clearance request for the selected candidate.  The employee must be granted applicable security clearances in a reasonable time to continue employment.

         US Citizenship required

Basic Qualifications for the Principal Manufacturing Engineer (Level 3):

         Bachelors Degree in a related STEM field with a minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience; OR a Masters Degree with 3 of more years of relevant work experience; OR a PhD with a minimum of 1 year(s) of relevant work experience

         Alibility to understand and effectively communicate technical issues (written and verbal)

         Experience with the design, build, operation or maintenance of structural, mechanical, and/or electrical components or assemblies

         Experience with computer aided design / modeling tools

         Experience in researching technical issues through engineering drawing review, database records queries, and theory of operation

         Ability create work instructions

         Ability to obtain/maintain U.S Government Secret security clearance. Candidate must have an active DOD Secret security clearance or meet the eligibility requirements for a clearance to be hired.  The company will submit a clearance request for the selected candidate.  The employee must be granted applicable security clearances in a reasonable time to continue employment.

         US Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications (Both Levels):

         Hands on experience working with electrical, electronic, structural, or mechanical parts or assemblies

         Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma techniques for continuous process improvement

Primary Level Salary Range: $75,100.00 - $112,700.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $93,300.00 - $139,900.00

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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet 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.