Manufacturing Engineer Manager 2

Full-time - Manager

About the position

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. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for Manufacturing Engineer Manager 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The selected candidate will serve as a functional technical manager of our Manufacturing Engineering team, supporting critical tasks such as process design, planning, production support, and respond to production challenges related to cutting-edge military aerospace manufacturing (e.g. composite layup, cure, machining, assembly, metallic assembly, coatings, and subsystems). The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government SECRET clearance. The ideal candidate has several years of prior technical experience in aerospace composites manufacturing and assembly work and has prior project leadership and/or personnel management experience. The job requires approximately 70% direct technical work and 30% managerial. This on-site position is located at our Beavercreek, Ohio facility and is for the 9-80A day shift; Monday - Friday, with every other Friday off to enjoy personal time. Be sure to inquire about all the benefits Northrop Grumman employees enjoy. Want to work on the cutting edge of aerospace? Come join us!

Responsibilities

• Support coordination of daily activities, working cross-functionally with Engineering, Operations, and Mission Assurance to drive specific tasks.
• Management of department budget and direct labor rates.
• Participation in Material Review Board, Engineering Change Board, Process Change Board, and participate and periodically manage yearly capital expense projects.
• Support marketing and proposal activities relevant to manufacturing opportunities.
• Conduct 1:1 meeting, and periodic performance reviews with direct reports.
• Manage staffing decisions (recruiting/hiring/termination) to meet business needs.
• Lead multifunctional teams to solve production issues.
• Develop manufacturing process structure – instructions, materials, tooling, equipment, and software required to fabricate products.
• Create and maintain MBOMs.
• Identify process improvements, capture feedback from Operations, and incorporate into the manufacturing process planning.
• Create and maintain the planning work instructions.
• Review design and specification changes and ensure they are captured in the process.
• Promptly respond to technical issues that arise on the production floor utilizing work instructions, design models, and specifications.
• Clarify work instructions to Operations and craft modifications as needed.
• Get involved in MRB repairs and special processes to assist Operations as needed.
• Perform and lead PFMEA and RCCA investigations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field of study and 9 years professional work experience in relevant aerospace composite manufacturing design and assembly OR Master’s Degree and 7 years professional work experience in relevant aerospace composite manufacturing design and assembly.
• Prior professional work experience with composites, adhesives, curing, and assembly.
• Experience with using curing equipment such as autoclaves and ovens.
• Experience with design and manufacturing of both composite and metallic tools.
• Familiarity with machining of composites and metallics.
• Experience with reading engineering drawings.
• Experience with metrology tools and usage.
• Prior experience with manufacturing planning (i.e.- work instruction).
• Prior experience as a Liaison / Floor production engineer.
• Experience in project leadership and functional personnel management.
• Experience with root cause and corrective action processes (RCCA, PFMEA, Fault Tree, etc.).
• Experience of providing labor and material estimates to proposal leads.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance and Special Program Access (PAR/SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.

Nice-to-haves

• Active SECRET clearance with existing or prior Special Access Programs (SAP).
• 10 years’ experience in aerospace composites and assemblies.
• Knowledgeable of chemical coating and etching processes.
• Fluent with SAP or similar MRB systems, MES or similar EWI systems, PLM systems.
• Proficiency with CAD software such as NX, CATIA, AutoCAD.
• Prior experience with CAM software.
• GD&T experience in aircraft manufacturing.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate across all levels of an organization and with external customers; cross‑functional collaboration is critical to success in this role.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business