About this role
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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal/Sr. Principal Manufacturing Systems Engineer Level 3/4 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Clearfield, UT.
As a member of the Advanced Manufacturing Technology team, you will define, develop, implement, and transition new technology solutions to manufacturing to increase efficiency, reduce cost, and improve quality. Manufacturing concept and process solutions for production applications cover advanced technologies including but not limited to composites fabrication, assembly, automation, inspection, direct part manufacturing, LO technologies, as well as digital capabilities. The role requires strong interpersonal skills, ability to digest diverse complex technical information quickly, disposition of risk analysis, strong business acumen, and the capability to analyze situations from a systems level, birds eye view. In addition, the role will require the ability to handle multiple projects concurrently in a dynamic/fast-paced work environment. Budgeting and Project Management skills will be critical foundational elements to properly scope and execute assigned work and manage project efforts.
Key Responsibilities:
Execution of Contractual Research & Development (CRAD) activities.
Work with a team of engineers in the ideation, development and deployment of manufacturing concept and process solutions for production applications and advanced technologies.
This role is specifically looking for previous experience in business development to grow a capture portfolio to suit the priorities of both Northrop and external facing customers and additional technical experience in robotics, automation, artificial intelligence, data analytics, data science, machine vision, composite manufacturing, and/or computer science.
Work with Global Supply Chain, Contracts, Pricing, and Small Business to act with speed to evolve and replace baseline technologies.
Identify and initiate corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure R&D contractual obligations (technical, schedule, and cost) are met and product quality is maintained.
Use TRL/MRL maturity to help inform areas of investment
Interface with internal and external customers, program offices, engineering disciplines, and executive management.
Support strategy and growth of the manufacturing CRAD portfolio to grow contractual awards, industry research, and present proposal pitches and/or findings to leadership and stakeholders. This will include:
Working with DoD consortiums, Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, OTA’s, cost share agreements, or similar
Oversight of Small Business Innovation Research grants, Mentor Protégé Programs, or other similar small business initiatives
Working with Air Force Research Laboratory, Office of Naval Research, Army Research Laboratory, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Office of Secretary of Defense
Support strategy and growth of the manufacturing CRAD portfolio to grow contractual awards, industry research, and present proposal pitches and/or findings to leadership and stakeholders. This will include:
We are looking for candidates who thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, possess excellent communication skills, can distill unusually complex technical solutions into digestible easy-to-understand formats, and have a passion for innovation and teamwork.
We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
Basic T3 Qualifications:
- Bachelor's in STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 4 years of experience in Systems, Manufacturing, Design, Software, Industrial, Process, Mechatronics, Automation/Robotics or similar OR Master’s STEM field with 3 years of experience in mentioned fields OR PhD in STEM field with 0 year of experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access
Basic T4 Qualifications:
- Bachelor's in STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 8 years of experience in Systems, Manufacturing, Design, Software, Industrial, Process, Mechatronics, Automation/Robotics or similar OR Master’s STEM field with 6 years of experience in mentioned fields OR PhD in STEM field with 4 year of experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret clearance
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access
Preferred Qualifications:
- A current and active DoD Secret level security clearance with a periodic re-investigation OR an original adjudication date completed within the last 5 years
- Demonstrated technical leadership skills, decisiveness, and ability to make sound technical judgments with limited information
- Well-versed, skilled, and disciplined in system engineering processes
- Proposal and technical writing experience
- CAM Experience and Project / Program Management skills (proposal creation, scheduling, budget tracking)
- Ability to travel 15-35% of the time
- Experience with the following:
Working with DoD consortiums, Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, OTA’s, cost share agreements, or similar
Oversight of Small Business Innovation Research grants, Mentor Protégé Programs, or other similar small business initiatives
Working with Air Force Research Laboratory, Office of Naval Research, Army Research Laboratory, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or Office of Secretary of Defense
- Experience with any of the following:
Working in a Research and Development environment.
Development, integration, and deployment of hardware/software of manufacturing systems
- Generating requirements, specifically, the ability to turn vague customer needs or stakeholder inputs into requirements.
- Early phases of program lifecycle, EMD, prototyping, and pilot programs
- Operating in a dynamic environment of increasing production schedules and high delivery rates
- Production assembly/fabrication including automation, robotics, machine vision, artificial intelligence, data analytics, and/or motion control.