Principal/Engineer Cables Manufacturing (Level 2 or 3)
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman,
Northrop Grumman's Space Sector is seeking a Cables Manufacturing Engineer (Level 2 or 3), on our Cables Team located in Chandler, AZ where you will work closely with cable design teams and cable production teams supporting cable design, cable fabrication tools, cable testing, and inspection as well as the actual production floor builds.
This is a fully on-site position; hybrid or remote work is not available. Relocation is not offered.
Requirements
~1 min readCreate cable MES cable build plans from a released cable drawing with schematic and requirements for the fabrication of the cable.
Create in-process change records on cable builds
Troubleshoot and work Cause/ Corrective Actions
Create design change cable build plans
Up-rev MES plans when new cable drawing releases
Work process improvements
Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of related experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of related experience.
Experience working with MES or similar system
Familiarity with Root Cause and Corrective Action
Must have excellent communication skills and ability to work within a team environment.
Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of related experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of experience.
Familiarity with Root Cause and Corrective Action
Must have excellent communication skills and ability to work within a team environment.
The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance, which generally requires US Citizenship as a prerequisite
BS in Engineering from an ABET accredited university
Experience with cables
Experience with Capital Software
Familiarity with Teamcenter or Solumina
Adept at managing competing priorities
Attention to detail
https://www.northropgrumman.com/space
We work a 9/80 schedule (9 hours per day Mon-Thurs, 8 hours every other Friday with the alternate Friday off)
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Primary Level Salary Range: $72,100.00 - $108,100.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $89,400.00 - $134,200.00The 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.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.Location & Eligibility
About this job
- Posted
- 8 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 7, 2026
- First seen
- October 8, 2026
- Last seen
- October 15, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 7
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 28%
- Scored at
- October 15, 2026
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