Engineer/Principal Manufacturing Engineer Level 2/3
Quick Summary
Manufacturing Engineer level 2: Bachelors Degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology,
Northrop Grumman Aerostructures Business Unit (ASBU) has an opening for a first shift Manufacturing/Principal Manufacturing Engineer Level 2/3 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The position will be located in Clearfield, UT at the Aeronautics Composite Center Elevated (ACCE) building.
The selected candidate will provide critical support in a high-volume high-mix production environment, working closely with Operations, Quality, Industrial Engineering and Maintenance. Our goal is to minimize downtime on the production line by troubleshooting, problem solving, and proactively identifying areas of concern. Our engineers work to continuously improve their processes, eliminating process variation and waste while building in quality. Join us in the team effort to meet our production goals!
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →Collaborate within a Cross-Functional Team (CFT) to develop and implement process improvements as well as support site initiatives
- →Work closely with manufacturing personnel in the highly automated production of composite aerospace components
- →Author, modify, and audit shop floor electronic work instructions (EWIs)
- →Perform root cause and corrective action (RCCA) activities to permanently eliminate defects
- →Troubleshoot production/equipment/program/tooling issues and implementing improvements and solutions
This position will be a process owner and integral piece to our IPT for one or multiple of our manufacturing cells. This position supports a Monday – Friday 9/80 schedule.
This role can be filled with a Manufacturing Engineer Level 2 or Principal Manufacturing Engineer Level 3 depending on the qualifications below.
Requirements
~3 min readManufacturing Engineer level 2:
- Bachelors Degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 1 year of work experience in a engineering environment OR; Masters degree in STEM with 0 years of experience.
- At lease 1 year of experience in a engineer manufacturing environment
- Microsoft Office experience, specifically with Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and specifications
- Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
Principal Manufacturing Engineer Level 3:
- Bachelors Degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 4 years of work experience in a manufacturing environment, or Masters Degree in a STEM field and 3 years of work experience in a engineering OR; PhD in STEM with 0 years of experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, specifically with Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
- Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and specifications
- Working knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
- Degree in Manufacturing, Aerospace, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering.
- Experience with composite layup or composite material in general.
- Experience working with automated fiber placement
- Experience working with automated tape layup
- Experience utilizing CNC interfaces (Fanuc and Siemens)
- Experience using Solumina G8 or similar
- Demonstrated understanding of root cause / corrective action processes and techniques
- Experience using RCCA tools such as Five Why, Pareto, fishbone, etc.
- Experience drafting, maintaining, and modifying work instructions and/or process specifications
Location & Eligibility
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 5, 2026
- First seen
- October 5, 2026
- Last seen
- October 13, 2026
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- 7
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 28%
- Scored at
- October 13, 2026
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