Associate/Engineer Tooling Level 1/2 at Northrop Grumman in Iuka, MS

Summary: Northrop Grumman is a leader in aerospace and defense technology, seeking an Associate/Tooling Engineer Level 1/2 to join their team in Iuka, Mississippi. The role involves designing tooling for aerospace composite part fabrication and managing projects from concept through implementation while collaborating with various engineering and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities:
- Provides disposition for discrepant tooling
- Supervises and supports critical production builds involving technical tooling processes
- Provides communication between A-shift and B-shift operations to support continuous movement of production critical tasks
- Supports metrology, tooling transportation and tooling maintenance efforts to facilitate program execution
- Supports the tool design group with off-load design projects and tasks which include 3D modeling, 2D drafting and checking
- Manages tooling projects/assignments from concept thru implementation, to provide production quality aerospace tooling in support of development and production programs
- Manages external Tooling Design/Fabrication Shops on Design/Build projects
- Concepts and designs special tooling within an Integrated Product Team (IPT) structure
- Uses and/or manages Computer Aided Design (CAD) resources for tooling design (primarily NX)
- Works with vendors to ensure successful fabrication of tooling
- Witnesses/approves source inspection of special tooling at supplier locations before acceptance
- Proofs tooling upon receipt in a production environment
- Maintains tooling documentation related to design, analysis, fabrication, and proofing
- Provides tooling cost/schedule estimates for new tools and or tooling modifications
- Documents stress analysis of tools for compliance to requirements
- Uses Microsoft applications to communicate and present tooling progress

Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and a minimum of 0 years experience
- Ability to obtain and maintain Active U.S. Government Clearance within a reasonable period of time as determined by the needs of the business
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (PAR) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the needs of the business
- Must be willing and able to start on A shift until U.S. Government clearance and Special Program Access (SPA) are obtained; upon receipt of both, transition to C shift
- Experience with project management and communication skills
- Bachelors Degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and a minimum of 1 years of relevant engineering experience; or Masters Degree in STEM discipline and 0 years of engineering experience
- Experience with general metallic fabrication including welding and machining
- Experience with 3D CAD systems
- Experience with creating free-body-diagrams and analyzing tooling for allowable stress and fatigue

Preferred Qualifications:
- BS in Mechanical, Aerospace or Civil Engineering
- Active DoD Secret Security Clearance
- Experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment
- Experience with tooling for composites manufacturing and handling
- NX experience
- FEA experience
- Experience in design of molds, machining fixtures, handling, and assembly tools for composite manufacturing

Required Skills: Metallic Fabrication, Welding, Machining, 3D CAD Systems, Free-Body Diagrams, Stress Analysis, Fatigue Analysis, NX CAD Software, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Tooling Design for Composites, Aerospace Manufacturing, DoD Secret Security Clearance, Project Management

Benefits: Relocation assistance may be available, Transition to C shift upon receipt of both U.S. Government clearance and Special Program Access (SPA), 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, Health insurance coverage, Life and disability insurance, Savings plan, Company paid holidays, Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business