Northrop Grumman

Manager Manufacturing Engineering 3

United States-California-Sunnyvale
Full-time
$154,600.00 - $231,800.00
Posted Nov 5, 2026

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Skills

Account Management
Leadership
Operations
Welding
SAP

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

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.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Manager Manufacturing Engineering 3 based out of our Sunnyvale, CA campus.

What You’ll get to Do:

This role will be a leader of leaders driving technical resolution to meet program schedules. Sets team expectations to drive solutions, increase efficiency and generate process improvements. Responsible for ensuring accurate labor standards are established and maintained. Responsible and accountable for program and overhead budget performance of the Mfg Eng team. Drives continuous improvement and innovation across Sunnyvale Manufacturing. Collaborates with the Manufacturing leadership team, engineering, programs, and customers.

The Manager Manufacturing Engineering 3 is required to have familiarity with welding fabrications, machining, and assembly & testing in a low volume high mix manufacturing operation. Responsible for all projects assigned to the organizational group. Conducts briefings and technical meetings for internal and external representatives. Supports MRP development with manufacturing instructions consistent with the MRP plans.

The Manager Manufacturing Engineering 3 manages a team of manufacturing engineers that:

•Drive technical resolution of manufacturing issues.

•Drive innovation and continuous improvement solutions across manufacturing.

•Design manufacturing processes, procedures and production layouts for assemblies, processing, machining and material handling.

•Develop structured manufacturing instructions identifying the operations and order of manufacturing steps, key technical parameters and features

•Work closely with the factory hourly touch labor team on technical aspects of manufacturing including standard operations and rework.

•Design sequence of operations and specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance.

•Adapt machine or equipment design to factory and production conditions.

•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.

•Develop manufacturing processes that are applicable to statistical process control and may develop those techniques.

•Provide guidance to engineering regarding design concepts and specification requirements to best utilize equipment and manufacturing techniques.

•Ensure processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.

Basic Qualifications for Manager Manufacturing Engineering 3:

•Bachelor of Science in an engineering or related technical field with a minimum of eight (8) years of relevant experience.

•Three (3) or more years of people leadership experience.

•Experience overseeing professional engineers in a manufacturing, systems, design, or tooling design capacity.

•Operations Management experience managing critical production hardware, or a related environment.

•Experience in metal fitting and welding processes, general machining and precision large industrial assembly.

•Experience with the fundamentals of MRP.

•EVMS experience.

•Experience with Cost Account Management functions.

•Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance.

•US Citizenship required.

Preferred Qualifications for Manager Manufacturing Engineering 3:

•Naval and Marine product experience. Experience working on US Navy programs.

•Experience using SAP in a production environment.

Primary Level Salary Range: $154,600.00 - $231,800.00

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.

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.