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Northrop Grumman

Principal / Sr. Principal Factory Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer (2099

Northrop Grumman, Linthicum, Maryland, United States

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Principal / Sr. Principal Factory Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer Join to apply for the Principal / Sr. Principal Factory Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer (209960) - R10215307 role at Northrop Grumman.

Relocation Assistance:

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance Type:

A U.S. Government security clearance per customer's requirements. 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.

What You’ll Get To Do

Plan and support the setup and integration of a manufacturing execution system (MES) for a new superconducting electronics wafer fabrication line

Maintain awareness of MES setup and integration schedule risk and proactively elevate risk to team leads as required

Create detailed end-user requirements and acceptance test plans, while leveraging experience and business processes from semiconductor manufacturing organizations

Partner with an industry-leading vendor in setting up an MES to support a new wafer fab manufacturing line

Collaborate with the vendor on deploying manufacturing master data modeling architectures and Best-Known Methods (BKMs)

Apply systems engineering best practices, principles, and concepts to architectures within a manufacturing context

Work collaboratively with other experienced team members

Basic Qualifications (Principal)

A degree in a STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with a minimum of 5 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree, 3 years of experience with a master’s degree, or 0 years of experience with a PhD. 4 years of additional experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.

Able to support execution of Statement of Work (SOW) components with vendors and work cross functionally within a team

Demonstrated experience with modern automated factory systems in a semiconductor or microelectronics fab

Strong problem solving / troubleshooting skills

Understands data relationships between products, plans, recipes, and varying levels of manufacturing containers (lots, wafers, die, etc.)

Experience with core data groups in MES systems (equipment, products, consumables, etc.)

Must be willing to work on site 100% of time

Limited travel to local Northrop Grumman facilities may be required

This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen

Must be able to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance per business requirements

Basic Qualifications (Sr.)

A degree in a STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with a minimum of 8 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree, 6 years of experience with a master’s degree, or 4 years of experience with a PhD. 4 years of additional experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.

Able to support execution of Statement of Work (SOW) components with vendors and work cross functionally within a team

Demonstrated experience with modern automated factory systems in a semiconductor or microelectronics fab

Strong problem solving / troubleshooting skills

Understands data relationships between products, plans, recipes, and varying levels of manufacturing containers (lots, wafers, die, etc.)

Experience with core data groups in MES systems (equipment, products, consumables, etc.)

Must be willing to work on site 100% of time

Limited travel to local Northrop Grumman facilities may be required

This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen

Must be able to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance per business requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Active US government security clearance per business requirementsli>

Experience with starting up a modern automated Manufacturing Execution System for a new manufacturing line

Experience with semi-automated track in / track out of product within an MES

Experience working in semiconductor manufacturing as process integrator, system, software, IT, manufacturing, or process engineer

Experience developing test plans for verifying and validating system components and subcomponents

Strong understanding of core MES subcomponents, such as equipment, process plan, test wafer setup, user security, constraints, contamination, lot management, etc

Experience with experiment management within R&D manufacturing concepts

Deep understanding of how MES integrates with broader systems in a Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) architecture including but not limited to Fault Detection, Equipment Integration, Recipe Management, Statistical Process Control, Advanced Process Control, Inventory, etc.

Has worked with Applied Materials SmartFactory CIM solution

Primary Level Salary Range:

$105,400.00 - $158,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range:

$131,100.00 - $196,700.00

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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