Northrop Grumman · 13 hours ago
Engineer Manufacturing
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$83K/yr - $125K/yr
2+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking a Manufacturing Engineer 2 to support their Production Organization in San Diego, CA. The role involves designing manufacturing processes, ensuring compliance with regulations, and improving product quality through effective layout and procedures.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling
Designs arrangement of equipment within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout
Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance
May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan
Inspects performance of equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality
Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques
Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques
Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations
Performs total productive maintenance, 6S Audit management, tracks yield, scrap, and parts consumption for all fabrication efforts
Qualification
Required
BS in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other related STEM Technical field with a minimum 2 year industry experience
Experience reading, interpreting, and revising engineering drawings
Experience in computer assisted design software (SolidWorks/CATIA)
Experience with creating Work Instructions, Visual Aids, and Bill of Materials within shop floor or MRP systems
Experience dispositioning non-conformances
Experience with Hands-On production support and training of personnel
Preferred
SAP MRP and Solumina experience a plus
IPC-620 and J-STD-001 Certification
Candidate should also have a general understanding of continuous improvement, Six Sigma and Lean methodologies in a low volume, high mix, engineer to order, manufacturing environment
Experience with creating and setting up production and assembly lines and processes
Experience with shop routing in a low-level kitting and assembly/processing environment
Familiar with Material Review Boards for product/quality deviation
Benefits
Health Plan
Savings Plan
Paid Time Off
Education Assistance
Training and Development
9/80 Work Schedule (where available)
Company
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
Recent News
2026-02-06
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