RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: NoneTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems designs, builds, and delivers space, defense, and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. Our main products include commercial gun propellant, medium caliber ammunition, large caliber ammunition components, and specialty ammunition/energetics development.

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversees and manages manufacturing processes, for highly energetic, static sensitive, corrosive, and chemical processes.
• Sets long term goals and can guide a team of technical employees to execute on time, and on budget.
• Provides leadership and develop of all safety risks of the process and design the processes such that safety risks are mitigated or eliminated. All processes must meet the minimum standard as outlined in (HOPs) Hazards Operation Standard. Understands and complies with DOD4145.26 ATF.
• Manages engineers works closely with the Hazards Analysis and Cross Functional Engineering group in designing and setting up both existing and new processes.
• Strong ability to influence early career engineers in manufacturing design practices, process improvement, data analysis, and troubleshooting while targeting strong value stream performance against financial objectives.
• Manages and presents status on cost, schedule, and performance for all projects within the area; assesses issues and develops mitigation plans to meet productivity, quality, cost, and delivery goals.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accredited engineering degree with 10 years of experience or a masters degree with 8 years of experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to lead a team
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to make sound technical decisions
• Attention to details and ability to multi-task
• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively

Preferred Qualifications:

• 15 years’ experience in process/mechanical engineering or equivalent discipline
• Manufacturing equipment design and installation experience
• Prior demonstrated managerial experience
• Knowledge of design optimization methods and tools
• Knowledge of propellants, ammunition, and practical applications
• Experience at a high volume manufacturing facility

Salary Range: $131,200.00 - $196,800.00The 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.Employees may be eligible for 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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.