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Principal Manufacturing Engineer – Level 3
| Company | Northrop Grumman |
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| Location | Centerville, OH, USA |
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| Salary | $68100 – $125800 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Senior |
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Requirements
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret security clearance. Must not hold dual citizenship.
- Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with 5+ years of relevant work experience, or a master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3+ years of relevant work experience.
- Prior experience with composite materials and processes.
- Basic knowledge of multi-axis CNC machining of composites.
- Experience with formal root cause and corrective action procedures (e.g. Fault Tree, 5-Why).
- Ability to work fluently in a digital manufacturing environment.
- Ability to work cross-functionally and drive daily execution.
- Ability to create detailed manufacturing plans and technical build packages.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain manufacturing process flows.
- Create and maintain process work instructions, process standards, etc.
- Identify process improvements, capture feedback from Operations, and incorporate into the manufacturing process.
- Support Statistical Process Control in various manufacturing stages.
- Support Design of Experiments.
- Review design and specification changes and ensure they are captured in the manufacturing process.
- Promptly respond to technical issues that arise on the production floor utilizing work instructions, design models, and specifications.
- Support non-conformance investigations and methodize resulting dispositions.
- Support Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA).
- Support Root Cause / Corrective Action (RCCA) investigations.
- Create and maintain Manufacturing Bills of Materials (MBOMs).
Preferred Qualifications
- Active DOD Secret security clearance.
- Prior exposure to aerospace manufacturing.
- Basic knowledge of honeycomb core bonding and machining.
- Broad scope of knowledge in composite materials, coatings, and processing.
- Basic knowledge of Oven/Autoclave curing.
- Working knowledge of Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software.
- Awareness of 2D and 3D Programming and Inspection software (e.g. AutoCAD, NX, Catia, PolyWorks).
- Awareness of CNC programming fundamentals, including cutter selection and general machining methodology.
- Experience with failure mode analysis (PFMEA).
