Engineer/Principal Engineer Electromechanical

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.

Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) is an industry-leading provider for prime satellite and payload capabilities and directed energy and electronics solutions for national security, military, and civil customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible, possible.

SSSD has an opening for an Electromechanical Manufacturing Engineer / Principal Electromechanical Manufacturing Engineer. The selected candidate will be responsible for supporting Ground manufacturing processes and will resolve manufacturing issues, process improvements and generate innovative solutions to problems. This position will be located at our Space Park facility located in Manhattan Beach, CA.

This role may be filled at the Electromechanical Engineer (Level 2) or Principal Electromechanical Engineer (Level 3 ) level depending on the qualifications below.

Essential Functions:

• Support engineering development and production teams to ensure producibility and affordability of design and manufacturing systems.

• Develop efficient process flows and sequences of operations, manage bills of materials, create detailed work instructions, process procedures.

• Provides solutions to a variety of technical problems of increasing scope and complexity as assigned.

• Supports day-to-day duties including support assemblers, resolving hardware issues, root cause analysis, corrective actions.

• Innovate and participate in new technology development.

The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.  Candidate must be comfortable in a lab environment and be able to collaborate closely with hardware designers, and test engineers.

Electromechanical Engineer (Level 2) Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of engineering experience OR master’s degree and 0 years of engineering experience

• Ability to interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, functional departments, and customers.

• The ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret and Top-Secret clearance.

Principal Electromechanical Engineer (Level 3) Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of engineering experience OR master’s degree and 3 years of engineering experience

• Ability to interface/communicate with multiple levels of leadership, functional departments, and customers.

• The ability to obtain and maintain DoD Secret and Top-Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or manufacturing Engineering

• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

 
This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

This position reports to Manhattan Beach, CA, USA, however, this position can also be worked from Redondo Beach, CA, CA, USA.

Salary Range: $85,000 USD - $127,400 USD

Salary Range 2: $104,600 USD - $157,000 USD

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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.