
Manager Manufacturing Engineering 2
Required skills
- Secret clearance
- SAP clearance
- composites
- metallic
- coatings application
- production manufacturing
- planning
- configuration management
- assembly instructions
- manufacturing instructions
Nice to have
- Special Program Access Clearance
Role summary
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering 2 in Clearfield, Utah. This on-site leadership role focuses on translating product designs into detailed assembly and manufacturing instructions. Responsibilities include creating and modifying instructions with specifications, ensuring regulatory compliance, resolving quality issues, and acting as the technical representative for Operations. The role requires a Bachelor's degree with 5 years of planning/configuration management experience in production assembly/fabrication (including composites, metallic, coatings) or a Master's degree with 3 years of experience, or 9 years of experience in lieu of a degree. A minimum of 2 years of management/leadership experience and an active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance are mandatory. Special Access Program (SAP) clearance is preferred.
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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This leadership position will be in Clearfield, Utah. This position is on-site and cannot be performed remotely due to the nature of the role.
The Manager Manufacturing Engineer 2 will be responsible for taking the product design and converting it into a sequence of detailed assembly/ manufacturing instructions, which will include the following responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities:
- Create new and modify existing assembly/ manufacturing instructions with necessary operations to support build sequence, while also including specifications/quality requirements and maintaining a bill of material (BOM)
- Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations and engineering specifications.
- Investigate and initiate corrective action to ensure product quality; resolve quality issues that arise during the build process to ensure all parts conform to the design configuration.
- The ideal candidate will be able to work individually as well as collaborate with a diverse group of individuals, work tactically, but with an eye towards future strategy, and exhibit solid communication skills while acting as the technical representative voice for Operations.
Our Leaders at Northrop Grumman live our values daily and encourage our teams to do the same. We do the right thing: upholding the highest ethical standards and facilitating a safe and respectful environment that attracts, retains, and inspires a diverse and engaged team. We do what we promise: holding yourself and others accountable to meet predictable and balanced results. We commit to shared success: operating as OneNG and removing barriers for our teams. Finally, we pioneer: setting a vision that shapes the future and inspires others.
Basic Qualifications:
- Must have a Bachelor’s Degree AND 5 years of planning/configuration management experience in production assembly/fabrication including composites, metallic, coatings application, and/or production manufacturing, OR Master's Degree AND 3 years of planning/configuration management experience in production assembly/fabrication including composites, metallic, coatings application, and/or production manufacturing.
- Note, in lieu of degree, 9 years of total planning/configuration management experience is required.
- Must have 2 year of prior management/leadership experience in related field.
- Ability to interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, clients, and vendors.
- Must have an active U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Special Program Access Clearance.
Sample Northrop Grumman interview questions
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Can you discuss the role of reusability and scalability in UVM's verification approach?
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Can you detail the function of a register table within embedded system design?
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Could you outline how virtual memory is implemented in embedded systems and its advantages?
system designmedium - 4
Can you discuss the role and functionality of a watchdog timer?
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What is your understanding of polymorphism in SystemVerilog?
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