Requisition ID: R10185474
• Category: Engineering
• Location: Goleta, California, United States of America
• Clearance Type: None
• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required: Yes, 50% of the Time
• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
• Positions Available: 1
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. The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission.
We seek a Manufacturing Engineering Manager 3 for our Deployables Operating Unit to provide Manufacturing leadership and execution support to our sites in Goleta, CA and Oxnard, CA. The Manufacturing Engineering Manager 3 is accountable for the compliance through delivery to external and internal customers, for the entire Manufacturing Engineering team of our Deployables Operating Unit.
Job Duties include:

• Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling.
• Designs arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout.
• Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance.
• Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.
• May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan.
• Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality.
• Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques.
• Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.
• Accountable for meeting or exceeding the safety, quality, delivery and cost expectations of internal and external customers within entire assigned process center (s).  Ensures plans are developed and executed to meet internal and external customer requirements
• Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.
• Intense focus and ownership of employee development.  Ensure discipline and continuous improvement of all process standards.
Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related field
• 9+ years of work experience in engineering or project management experience in an engineering environment required.
• 5+ years in a leadership position, managing other managers and direct reports with strong communication, interpersonal, organizational and decision-making skills required
• Knowledge of advanced composites engineering and manufacturing processes
• Knowledge of electro-mechanical and non-destructive inspection/test techniques.
• Training and successful application of lean principles required
• Proficiency in ERP (Costpoint), CAD/PLM and MES (Solumina) systems
• Knowledge in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) required
• US citizenship required
Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong passion and relentless drive for achieving results in a fast-paced aerospace engineering and manufacturing
environment
Salary Range: $154,600 - $231,800
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.PDN-9e34ec5f-2d43-4369-8276-ef97cf91a78e