RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Northrop Grumman is looking for you to join our team as a Manager of Manufacturing Engineering based in Sunnyvale, CA.  This individual will manage the Manufacturing Engineering team supporting Propulsion and Power Generation machinery product lines responsible for welding and fabrication engineering operations. The group will be responsible for providing production support, such as defining Manufacturing Instructions for routings, optimizing sequence of operations, identifying continuous improvement opportunities to improve efficiency, implementing process or equipment changes, tooling and shop aid needs to improve throughput, and processing material discrepancies. What you will get to do: Lead the team to monitor and improve manufacturing processes, increase efficiency, reduce product cost and improve yields on all products. Exhibit competent knowledge of all processes on the floor and pro viding technical oversight of direct reports work. Interface with Process Area Managers (PAM’s), Operations Program Managers (OPM’s) and Programs on a daily basis to understand technical issues and where we need to focus efforts in supporting production. Administer and oversee technical program/project execution by managing scope, tasks/schedules/cost projections for all projects. Support career development, employee engagement, time approval, staffing, yearly reviews and all other related activities for team members. Provide guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques. Oversee and help coordinate process improvement activities that reduce touch time and increase throughput. Act as main process area interface when investigating, identifying and resolving discrepancies and performance issues when necessary. Understand impacts to production and coordinate providing alternate processing recommendations. Support the identification and procurement of equipment, facility preparation/improvement and preventative maintenance. Support the identification of and improvement for product and process specific safety issues. Basic Qualifications: - Bachelors Degree in Welding Engineering, STEM, or related field, with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience; Master's with 6 years of experience. - Experience with fabrication and heat treat processes. - Minimum 2 years of technical project management experience. - Minimum 2 years experience managing a team of 8 or more members (direct or matrixed reports). Preferred Qualifications: - Bachelors Degree in STEM discipline. - Experience with robotic welding systems and automation technologies. - Experience in facilities and capital planning, resource and capacity planning and control account management practices. - Experience with the capabilities and constraints of common fabrication practices. - Experience with Military, SAE, ASTM and AGMA specifications. - Experience with special processing operations such as Heat Treating, Non-Destructive Testing, Shot Peening, Coating, and Plating. - Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government secret clearance. Primary Level Salary Range: $133,100.00 - $199,700.00 The 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.