Tooling Engineer 2 with Security Clearance - Commerce, United States - Northrop Grumman

Description

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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Enabled Products (MEP) has an opening for a Tooling Engineer 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals.

These positions are located in Commerce, CA.

An organization within Northrop Grumman Space Systems' Payload and Ground Systems (PGS) division, Mission Enabled Products is a leading designer, producer, and supplier of spacecraft components that power and enable satellites of all classes.

Products include spacecraft panels, bus structures, precision optical structures, deployable structural systems and mechanisms, solar arrays, and antenna reflectors. Our products are on virtually every U.S. satellite built in the last 20 years.

Seeking an enthusiastic and highly organized proposal manager with strong multi-tasking and people person skills Learn more about Mission Enabled Products at our website: Our team designs Tooling to support the Propulsion group, handling, and assembly for the commercial and defense aerospace industries.

Engineers get the opportunity to manage their work from design concept thru implementation. Our Tooling Team works independently, but interacts closely with safety, engineering, manufacturing, and customers to achieve expectations.


Responsibilities:

• Manages tooling projects/assignments from concept thru implementation, to provide production quality aerospace tooling in support of development and production programs.
• Manages external Tooling Design/Fabrication Shops on Design/Build projects
• Concepts and designs special tooling within an Integrated Product Team (IPT) structure
• Uses and/or manages Computer Aided Design (CAD) resources for tooling design
• Works with vendors to ensure successful fabrication of tooling
• Witnesses/approves source inspection of special tooling at supplier locations before acceptance
• Proofs tooling upon receipt in a production environment
• Maintains tooling documentation related to design, analysis, fabrication, and proofing
• Provides tooling cost/schedule estimates for new tools and or tooling modifications
• Documents stress analysis of tools for compliance to requirements
• Uses Microsoft applications to communicate and present tooling progressOur team enjoys a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, diverse assignments, and collaboration with internal and external customers. We work closely with manufacturing engineers, CAD designers, safety, and operations. We pride ourselves in coming up with new ways to provide tooling that is safe, cost effective, and operationally efficient.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 2 years' engineering experience; or Masters Degree in STEM discipline and 0 years of engineering experience
• Experience in design, fabrication and implementation of tooling used in the manufacture of machine parts and titanium welding assembly.
• Understanding of general metallic fabrication including welding and machining
• Understanding of and ability to use 3D CAD systems
• Understanding how to apply GD&T

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS in Mechanical, or Aerospace
• Experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment
• Tooling for Composites manufacturing and handling
• Catia or NX experience
• Strong background in tooling materials and analysis
• FEA experience
• Experience in design of molds, machining fixtures, handling, and assembly tools for welding

Salary Range:
$79,300 - $118,900 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. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. 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.

For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit . U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.