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Manufacturing Engineering Manager 1
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Northrop Grumman
Compensation
$110,000 - $165,000/year
United States-California-Commerce
On-site
Posted April 1, 2026
Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: NoCLEARANCE TYPE: NoneTRAVEL: 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 has an opening for a Manager Manufacturing Engineering Level 1 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. The selected candidate will manage the manufacturing engineering team at our Commerce facility.
Core 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
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from a STEM program with 5 years of manufacturing engineering experience in an aerospace, automotive, military, manufacturing and/or maintenance environment, or a Master's degree from a STEM program with 3 years of stated experience. An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
- 3+ years of related leadership experience managing a team of engineers and/or technicians including, timecards, performance management, coaching.
- Experience supporting CNC machining environments (mills, lathes, multi-axis)
- Background in high mix/low volume or production machining environments
- Demonstrated ability to use production data to identify issues, prioritize actions and quantify results
- Proficiency in extracting and analyzing data from ERP/MES systems to support operational decision-making
- US Citizenship required
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