2026 Associate Manufacturing Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Melbourne, FL • 12h ago

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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 is seeking an Associate Manufacturing Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer. This position will be located at our Aeronautics Systems Sector in Melbourne, FL.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Production Engineering & Operations (PE&O) organization. The shifts available for this role are one of the following work schedules:

4/10A 1st or 2nd shift (10 hr/day Monday - Thursday)

4/10B 1st or 2nd shift (10 hr/day Tuesday - Friday)

3/10 1st or 2nd shift (10 hr/day Friday - Sunday)

9/80 1st or 2nd shift

Roles and Responsibilities:

Designs manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, equipment installation, processing, machining and material handling. Designs arrangement of machines within plant facilities to ensure most efficient and productive layout. Designs sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance. Adapts machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions. May incorporate inspection and test requirements into the production plan. Inspects performance of machinery, equipment, and tools to verify their efficiency, and investigates and initiates corrective action of problems and deficiencies to ensure product quality. Develops manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control, and may develop those techniques. Provides guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques. Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.

This requisition may be filled at either an Associate Manufacturing Engineer (T01) or Manufacturing Engineer (T02).

Basic Qualifications for a Associate Manufacturing Engineer (T01):

A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

Be completing or has completed their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution by May 2026.

Be majoring in or having majored in a Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related STEM degree.

Ability to work any shift or extended work week as business need requires.

Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite). Final approved U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special Access may be required to start.

Basic Qualifications for a Manufacturing Engineer (T02):

A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:

Be completing or has completed their Master's degree from an accredited institution by May 2026 or is completing their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution by May 2026 and 1 year of Manufacturing engineering experience.

Be majoring in or having majored in a Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related STEM degree.

Ability to work any shift or extended work week as business need requires.

Preferred Qualifications for both an Associate Manufacturing Engineer / Manufacturing Engineer:

Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher

Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular).

Fabrication, Assembly, GD&T, process improvement, CAD modeling, machining experience.

Shop Floor Liason, Cable Harness Fabrication/Assembly experience.

Creating and updating work instructions experience.

Active U.S. Government security clearance.

Pay Range

Associate Manufacturing Engineer: $58,200 - $87,200

Manufacturing Engineer: $70,200 - $105,400

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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.

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