

Principal Engineer Manufacturing - R10194030
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL
Level
Full-Time
Department
Defense
Type
Salary
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-05-01
The role is for a Principal Manufacturing Engineer at Northrop Grumman based in Cape Canaveral, FL, focusing on the manufacturing, repair, and testing of Strategic Weapons Systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop and improve manufacturing processes and tooling.
- Evaluate existing processes to reduce costs and improve sustainability.
- Optimize production area layouts and manage bills of materials.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and new capital equipment implementation.
- Assist with final acceptance testing and provide technical support.
- Potentially support multiple production shifts based on schedules.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related STEM discipline with 5 years of experience, or a Master's with 3 years.
- Experience with mechanical assembly, welding, and machining.
- Proficient in root cause problem solving and continuous improvement.
- Skills in troubleshooting mechanical and electrical systems.
- Experience with technical writing and managing processing documentation.
- Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance.
- US Citizenship required.