Northrop Grumman
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2026AssociateEngineer/Engineer
“2026 Associate Engineer / Engineer at Northrop Grumman. Skills: Process Improvement, Manufacturing Processes, Design Engineering. Develop and improve designs. Improve manufacturing processes”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshooting; Root cause analysis
10% of the Time travel, Obtain security clearance, Obtain Special Access Program
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering, Master's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineering, Obtain U.S. Government security clearance, U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite, Obtain Special Access Program, Experience in Lean Manufacturing Techniques, Process Controls (SPC), Interpreting blueprints and specifications
Nice to Have
Overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher, Experience working with energetic materials, Experience writing shop planning
What You'll Do.
Develop and improve designs
Improve manufacturing processes
Perform cause and corrective action
Create Build-to-Packages
Author shop floor planning
Update shop floor planning
Review shop floor planning
Prepare technical presentations
Present technical presentations
Perform table top reviews
Use Statistical Process Control (SPC) tools
Ensure process control
Identify opportunities to reduce process variance
Develop process improvements
Incorporate process improvements
Troubleshoot production issues
Troubleshoot tooling issues
Troubleshoot facility issues
Implement improvements
Support design of new tooling
Support checkout of new tooling
Support qualification of new tooling
Support implementation of new tooling
Support design of modified tooling
Support checkout of modified tooling
Support qualification of modified tooling
Support implementation of modified tooling
Provide input to design process
Provide manufacturing expertise to design
Ensure efficient manufacturability
Ensure effective manufacturability
Work closely with touch labor
Ensure manufacturing process results in safe products
Ensure manufacturing process results in reliable products
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Concurrent engineering team; Manufacturing team leadership; Touch labor
Communication Scope
Technical presentations
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