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Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) has an opening for a **Staff Manufacturing Engineer** to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position requires on-site support located in **Palmdale, CA** where technology and teamwork come together. The selected candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Manufacturing Engineering Team working in a collaborative environment while promoting a positive and proactive teamwork environment.

Staff Manufacturing Engineering job duties involve the following:

+ Provide guidance to Engineering regarding design concepts to ensure the best manufacturing technique is being used to meet the engineering design

+ Participate in tool design reviews to ensure tools are feasible and reduce build times and program costs during assembly

+ Define sequence of operations for product builds, investigate and initiate corrective actions and improvements that involve non-conforming product and identify improvement opportunities in areas that require producibility and affordability initiatives

+ Provide liaison support for Engineering definition to influence low production costs for integrated assembly related to electrical, hydraulics, fuels, fluids and propulsion systems

+ Staff Manufacturing Engineers for Aeronautics Systems are expected to provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex and difficult problems. They are problem solvers who have the ability to provide results that are innovative, thorough, practical, and consistent with organization objectives. We seek Manufacturing Engineers that use a unique skill set that includes a hands-on approach and act as the technical representative voice for the Manufacturing organization

Basic Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s Degree with 12 years of engineering experience, Master’s Degree with 10 years of engineering experience, or PhD with 9 years of engineering experience

+ Proficient reviewing and interpreting Blueprints and 3-D models (CATIA, Solidworks, AutoCAD, NX, or similar program)

+ Ability to develop/lead projects; interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, clients, and vendors

+ Proficient knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)

+ Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems

+ Experience providing innovative techniques focused on improving product designs and tooling assemblies or equipment

+ Ability to work 1st shift "5am-3:30pm" or 2nd shift "4:12pm-2:42am" and any work schedule (times may vary)

+ Active in-scope DoD Secret security clearance that has been granted / renewed within the past 5 years

+ Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

+ Ability to travel at least 10%

**Liaison Mfg. Eng. Physical Demands:** The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to:

+ Traverse unit/product and operate in manufacturing/production environment to include: tooling, stands, ladders, steps etc. while wearing appropriate PPE, occasionally enter confined space

+ Ability to work for extended periods of time at a workstation on a computer or similar device for up to 10 hours / duration of shift. Occasional extended periods of standing, bending, kneeling

+ Ability to wear personal protective equipment is required (including but not limited to, steel-toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, protective jacket or apron and arm guards)

+ All associates working on the production floor may be required to wear a respirator at any given time and thus, the ability to wear a respirator is a condition of employment and continued employment (requires little or no facial hair)

+ Must be able to access and navigate all areas in the facility and access all machinery

+ Ability to be able to lift 15 pounds at times

Preferred Qualifications:

+ STEM Degree (Science, Technical, Engineering or Mathematical)

+ Current Special Program Access

+ Project Management Experience