Machining Engineer Manufacturing
- Location:
- Sunnyvale, California, United States of America
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defense and cyberspace to meet the ever-evolving needs of our customers worldwide. Our 90,000 employees are Defining Possible every day using science, technology and engineering to create and deliver advanced systems, products and services. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will allow you to work together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines.
We are looking for you to join our team as a Machining Manufacturing Engineer based out of Sunnyvale, CA. You will support the manufacturing and testing of marine propulsion and power generations systems working on various manufacturing processes for high value gearing and steam turbine assemblies, machined components, and welded fabrications.
What You'll get to Do:
- Develop new processes, improve existing manufacturing processes, and develop the required tooling and fixtures with an excellent team of experienced assembly mechanics, machinists, welders and engineers.
- Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.
- Evaluate existing manufacturing processes and systems to reduce cost, improve sustainability and develop best practices within the manufacturing environment.
- Develop efficient process flows and sequences of operations, optimized production area layouts, manage bills of materials, and create detailed work instructions, process procedures and tooling requirements with emphasis on safety, foreign object elimination and equipment/system maintenance.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and implementation of new capital equipment for establishing expanded production processes.
- Select roles will also support final acceptance testing of product and provide technical support to test facility operation as necessary.
- The ability to support multiple production shifts is required (first, second, third shifts, and weekends) based on the assignment and current and future production schedules.
Basic Qualifications Principal Manufacturing Engineer:
- Bachelors in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology Engineering or Math) with 5 years of relevant work experience; master's degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of relevant work experience. PhD with 1 Year with of relevant work experience.
- Experience reading and interpreting engineering drawings.
- Strong experience with machining and machine shops
- Experience or specialization in mechanical assembly processes, welding and machining.
- Experience in technical writing.
- Ability to obtain Secret Clearance
- U.S. Citizenship required.
PREFERRED
- Hands on experience machining and troubleshooting of machines.
- Experience measuring and analyzing precision parts.
- Capable of programming CNC lathes, mills and/or grinders.
- Experience with selecting and managing Capital Equipment (CapEX) projects for machinery.
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