Sr Principal Engineer Manufacturing Systems
Northrop Grumman
- San Diego, CA
- $133,000-199,600 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Developing Manufacturing plans and supporting product development
- Partnering with the Engineering / design organization to improve producibility
- Supporting cost trade analyses and trade studies for make/buy decisions
- Provide Manufacturing Readiness Assessment support
- Identify risks and developing mitigation strategies
- Recommending product design improvements required to produce advanced microelectronics products
- Coordinate with the department head on capital needs for new programs / products.
- Collaborate with the Industrial Engineering and capital planning department for new capital investments.
- Help business management develop teaming & cost strategies
- Help shape Operations related requirement in RFP
- Validate ability to source, produce, test, inspect, deliver & maintain product offerings
- Identify Operations related risks/opportunities & handling strategies
- Incorporating culture change to drive new streamlined approaches for early engagement
- This position requires a BS degree in STEME or related technical field and at least 9+ years of applicable experience; (OR an MS Degree and 7+ years of applicable experience; OR a PhD Degree and 4+ years of applicable experience.)
- Fluency in MS Office software applications
- An Active DoD Secret Security Clearance (US Citizenship is required.)
- Experience leading or managing projects
- Extensive Systems Engineering experience.
- Manufacturing Engineering Experience
- Master’s in systems Engineering experience a huge plus
- Superlative communication skills to interface with all levels of an organization; must be comfortable presenting to BU VPs and Directors; presenting technical topics.
- Experience developing design to cost models using industry wide acceptable cost estimation tools a huge plus.
- Experience in IPC Class 3 electronics design and manufacturing
- Experience in design qualification and reliability analyses
- Knowledge of microelectronics technology and materials
- Experience in reviewing and challenging technical documentation
- Experience in preparation of contract changes and supporting proposals
- Knowledge of requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS or similar)
- Experience with Lean, Six Sigma
- Familiarity with J-STD, MIL-STD, and MIL-HBK requirements (e.g., AS6500, etc)