Engineer Process

Engineer, Process RF Systems

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. We are looking for you to join our team as an Engineer, Process RF Systems, based out of Rolling Meadows, IL. This position will support product development in a dynamic, fast-paced, and technically challenging environment, focusing on Radio Frequency systems and requiring collaboration across functional groups. The position will include providing process support for the manufacture of the Shop Replaceable Units from received Circuit Cards, as well as supporting assembly into a payload (Line Replaceable Unit). This position will support aerial, military-grade, or space-grade Electronic Warfare Systems and Subsystems. Building a strong professional relationship with other Manufacturing disciplines (Process Engineering, Project Management, Shop Operations, Mission Assurance), strong decision-making skills, and a high-level ethical standard is essential.

What You'll Get To Do

Support to Production : Coordinate with Design Engineering, Production technician, Project Management, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Quality organizations to meet manufacturing contractual commitments. Investigate, design, and provide solutions to support nonconformance repair procedures.

Process Development / Maintenance : Generate and maintain / revise Manufacturing Engineering Process Specifications, Work Instructions, Routers, Tooling / Fixturing, and Equipment.

Continuous improvement : Review of quality metrics to identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to reduce cost, cycle time, and defects.

Producibility reviews : Collaborate with design engineering to achieve producibility in new and updated product designs.

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

Work with Microsoft Office Suite

Core Competencies

We seek individuals with proven excellence in the following 6 core competencies :

• Takes high levels of Self-accountability and Ownership
• Acts with Speed
• Responds to Challenges with Resilience
• Leads with Courage
• Sets vision for the assigned products
• Builds a High-Performing Team

Basic Qualifications : Manufacturing Process Engineer (RF Systems)

Preferred Qualifications : Manufacturing Process Engineer (RF Systems)