Associate Manufactuirng Engineer

Job Title: Associate Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Palmdale, CA

Pay Range: 35 - 40/hr. W2

Job Description:

Our client Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems (NGAS) has an opening for an Associate Manufacturing Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position requires on-site support located in Palmdale, CA where technology and teamwork come together. The selected candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Manufacturing Engineering Team working in a collaborative environment while promoting a positive and proactive teamwork environment.

Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance to Engineering regarding design concepts to ensure the best manufacturing technique is being used to meet the Engineering design
• Participate in tool design reviews to ensure tools are feasible and reduce build times and program costs during assembly
• Define sequence of operations for product builds, investigate and initiate corrective actions and improvements that involve non-conforming product and identify improvement opportunities in areas that require producibility and affordability initiatives
• Provide liaison support for Engineering definition to influence low production costs for integrated assembly related to electrical, hydraulics, fuels, fluids and propulsion systems

Basic Qualifications:

• 0-2 year of experience with bachelor's in electrical engineering or aerospace engineering, Degree.

• Ability to interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, clients, and vendors

• Ability to work 1st shift "5am-3:30pm" and/or any work schedule (times may vary)

• Associate Manufacturing Engineering Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to:

• Traverse unit/product and operate in manufacturing/production environment to include tooling, stands, ladders, steps etc. while wearing appropriate PPE, occasionally enter confined space.

• Ability to work for extended periods of time on a computer or similar device for up to 10 hours / duration of shift. Occasional periods of standing. but 99% in a cubicle/desk setting, no interaction with the product, strictly computer work.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Composite experience and process knowledge
• Knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
• Knowledge of Catia or equivalent CAD/Model-based engineering tools.
• Knowledge of performing root cause and corrective action(RCCA) using structured methodologies.