2025 Associate Energetics Manufacturing Engineer - Elkton MD

Requisition ID : R10188343

Category : Engineering

Location : Elkton, Maryland, United States of America

Clearance Type : Secret

Telecommute : No - Teleworking not available for this position

Shift : 1st Shift (United States of America)

Travel Required : Yes, 10% of the Time

Relocation Assistance : Relocation assistance may be available

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. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.

Northrop Grumman is seeking Energetics Manufacturing Engineers. This position will be located at our Defense Systems Sector in Elkton, MD. The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Propulsion Systems & Controls team within the Weapon Systems Division.

Roles and Responsibilities :

Engineering and design of a wide range of production tooling components for energetic aerospace propulsion systems including molds, lifting devices, handling fixtures, test fixtures, etc.

Coordinates and develops tooling requirements with project engineering, process engineering, manufacturing, quality, etc.

Responsible for coordinating tooling fabrication with machine shop and / or vendors, which includes establishment of scope and monitoring projects against planned scope.

Responsible for tool use, check out, and follow up in production.

Prepare estimates of tooling design and fabrication costs for proposals.

Identifies opportunities for improvements to existing designs.

Basic Qualifications :

This requisition may be filled at either a level 1 or a level 2. Basic qualifications for an Engineer 1 are a Bachelor's Degree. Basic qualifications for an Engineer 2 are a Master's Degree.

A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must :

Be completing or has completed their degree (Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD) from an accredited institution

Be majoring in or having majored in Mechanical Engineering

Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)

Experience or coursework in CAD and Modeling

Preferred Qualifications :

Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 / 4.0 or higher

Experience or coursework in basic stress calculations for support structures

Experience or coursework with Siemens NX and TcUA

Experience or coursework with geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (ASME Y14.5M)

Experience or coursework with machine shop fabrication practices and material selection

Experience or coursework in Composites and rubber molding background

Experience or coursework in Microsoft Office Suite of Products

Salary Range :

Level 1 : $70,600 - $106,000

Level 2 : $85,400 - $128,000

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

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