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Casual Technical Professional
Posted 1 day ago• Mechanical
Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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.- Develop manufacturing processes, work instructions and production layouts required to fabricate the product.
- Identify process improvements, capture feedback from Operations and incorporate changes into the manufacturing process.
- Respond to design and specification changes by capturing details into the manufacturing process.
- Respond to technical production issues associated with the product being fabricated.
- Work with maintenance staff to troubleshoot and repair production specific equipment.
- Generate specifications for procurement of new equipment.
- Assist in establishing safety requirements for facilities and equipment.
- Work in a multifunctional team to solve production related issues.
- Work with Quality Engineering to quickly and efficiently resolve MRB items.
- Establish Key Characteristics for manufacturing/processing and ensure systems are in place to monitor and control them.
- Analyze processes and equipment for process capabilities and downtime.
- Analyze yield and scrap rate data to aid in improving processes.
- Determine root cause and corrective actions for discrepancies.
- Generate and maintain Statistical Process Control programs for production products.
- Work as part of an Integrated Product Team to support both internal and external customers.
Basic Qualifications
- 5 Years of experience in manufacturing with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD. 9 years of manufacturing experience with be considered in lieu of a degree.
- US citizenship is required
- This is a part time position with less than 20 hours of work expected per week
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a production or manufacturing environment.
- Knowledge of composites fabrication processing and compression molding using prepreg materials.
- Experience generating written work instructions for production operations.
- Experience programming, operating and troubleshooting multi axis robotic systems.
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Job Details
- Category
- Mechanical
- Employment Type
- Part Time
- Location
- Rocket Center, WV
- Posted
- Mar 15, 2026, 08:00 PM
- Listed
- Mar 16, 2026, 04:03 PM
About Northrop Grumman
Part of the growing space & AI ecosystem pushing the frontiers of technology.
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