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# Staff Manufacturing Systems Engineer

- **Company:** Northrop Grumman
- **Location:** Baltimore, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $169,000.0 - $253,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Distributed Systems, Requirements Traceability, SC Clearance
- **Published:** October 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/us22d7d7dd31a5dbde1dc4e0caba2c0092/eaa

## About the Role

The Manufacturing Systems Engineering must perform in a fast-paced, dynamic, and high visibility operation. They must be able to communicate written and verbally, have a passion for people, innovation, and excellence, along with the ability to effectively collaborate with multiple disciplines to solve complex issues.
The ideal candidate will:

 * Effectively communicate technical information both written and verbally
 * Possess demonstrated Project Management skills
 * Manage multiple priorities and deadlines, * Bachelor's Degree in a related STEM field and a minimum of 12 years of relevant work experience; OR 10 or more years or relevant work experience with a Master's degree.
 * Demonstrated experience developing and improving manufacturing assembly or test processes for complex hardware
 * Experience in manufacturing system engineering processes and products throughout the program life cycle, as well as providing technical leadership and guidance.
 * Experience with NCTA, CRAD, or Capital project including submittal and execution.
 * Experience with gated development processes and major program reviews (e.g., SRR, PDR, CDR, PRR).
 * Experience working in cross-functional teams (Design, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain).
 * Experience with Risk and Opportunity identification including mitigation and management
 * The ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
 * US Citizenship

Preferred Qualifications for the Staff Manufacturing Systems Engineering:

 * 8 or more years of manufacturing engineering related experience
 * Experience with Line Replaceable Units (LRU) manufacturing
 * Experience with new product development
 * Experience with any of the following: AS6500, Manufacturing Readiness Assessments, Requirements Traceability and Validation, Value Stream Mapping, Factory Mod-Sim, Root Cause Corrective Action, Manufacturing processes and methods, Cost Engineering, Proposal/BOE experience, Design to Cost understanding, Life Cycle Cost Modeling, Design for Manufacturing, Design for Automation, Producibility, or Design for Additive
 * Active Secret Clearance

## Description

The Manufacturing Systems Engineer will be responsible for shaping and executing the Product Line strategy across the Distributed Systems Organization portfolio as well as consulting as a subject matter expert on capital projects, MTA, and IRAD efforts.
What you will get to do:

 * Engage with the ECD program teams during pre-proposal, proposal, and early execution program phases to offer insight into higher yielding, novel, and evolving manufacturing processes
 * Develop a Manufacturing Plan for each phase of the program
 * Perform a Manufacturing Readiness Assessment (MRA)
 * Lead design for automation efforts
 * Cost Modeling and Design to Cost activities
 * Develop Manufacturing Maturity Plans (MMP) which includes but is not limited to executing Affordability, Manufacturing Planning, Capital Planning, and Strategic Sourcing efforts
 * Lead the team to improve manufacturing processes, increase efficiency, reduce product cost, and improve yield
 * Exhibit competent knowledge of all processes on a manufacturing floor and provide technical oversight for sub-contractors
 * Deploy digital transformation of MSE work products for the use of efficient and successful manufacturing planning
 * Ensure success of critical Technology Demonstrator builds in the factory for DSO programs
 * Establishment of NCTA, CRAD, and Capital funding plans that ensure execution readiness for DSO programs in the factory and supply base
 * Act as a point of contact when investigating, identifying, and resolving discrepancies and performance issues when required. Understand impacts to production and coordinate providing alternate processing recommendations