**Requisition ID: R10170433**

+ **Category:** Engineering

+ **Location:** Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America | Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States of America

+ **Clearance Type:** Polygraph

+ **Telecommute:** No- Teleworking not available for this position

+ **Shift:** 1st Shift (United States of America)

+ **Travel Required:** Yes, 10% of the Time

+ **Relocation Assistance:** Relocation assistance may be available

+ **Positions Available:** 1

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.

Today’s dynamic global security threats require solutions both big and small – solutions living within the Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC). Boasting state-of-the-art design capabilities, multiple processing nodes, electrical testing, environmental and QCI screening, and failure analysis, the NGMC is a leader in designing, fabricating, packaging and delivering discriminating microelectronics to the military, aerospace, and commercial markets. For more than 70 years, we have been offering a wide range of trusted foundry and semiconductor services that deliver high performing and reliable microelectronics. Our wide breadth of technologies and capabilities allows us to provide our customers with unique “More than Moore” solutions.

The Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) department is seeking a **Principal / Sr. Principal Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer** to join our team and develop these technologies into high-performance computing systems. You’ll work in a fast-paced team environment alongside physicists, design engineers, and superconducting foundry engineers to make these technologies a reality.

**Principal / Sr. Principal Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer** **Responsibilities:**

+ Support system integration and setup of a manufacturing execution system for a new superconducting electronics wafer fabrication line.

+ Maintain awareness of MES integration/setup schedule and proactively escalate issues to team lead as required.

+ Create acceptance test plans based off business processes from the manufacturing organization.

+ Collaborate on MES startup with an industry-leading vendor.

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

+ Create plans, products and recipes while incorporating business processes into the MES for the wafer fabrication line.

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

+ Work collaboratively with other engineering team members.

**This position requires full time work onsite at our Linthicum, MD OR Annapolis Junction, MD location.**

**This requisition may be filled as a Principal Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer or Sr. Principal Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer.**

**Basic Qualifications for Principal Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer** **:**

+ Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of experience, a Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of experience, or a PhD in a STEM discipline with 0 years of experience.

+ Able to support execution of Statement of Work (SOW) components with vendors and work cross team.

+ Experience with modern automated factory systems in a semiconductor or microelectronics fab.

+ Strong skills in problem solving / troubleshooting.

+ 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.).

+ Limited travel to local Northrop Grumman facilities may be required.

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

+ Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with poly clearance per business requirements.

**Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer** **:**

+ Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years of experience, a Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 6 years of experience, or a PhD in a STEM discipline with 3 years of experience.

+ Able to support execution of Statement of Work (SOW) components with vendors and work cross team.

+ Experience with modern automated factory systems in a semiconductor or microelectronics fab.

+ Strong skills in problem solving / troubleshooting.

+ 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.).

+ Limited travel to local Northrop Grumman facilities may be required.

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

+ Ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with poly clearance per business requirements.

**Preferred Qualifications for Principal Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer or Sr. Principal Manufacturing Execution Systems Engineer:**

+ Active TS/SCI with poly security clearance per business requirements.

+ A bachelor’s or master’s degree or higher in systems engineering or computer engineering with 9+ years of relevant experience.

+ 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, software or IT engineer, or manufacturing engineer.

+ Has developed acceptance test plans for large software systems.

+ Able to explain 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.

+ Experience in modern programing languages (Python, SQL, R, etc.)

+ Has worked with Applied Materials SmartFactory CIM solution.

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**Salary Range:** $102,400 - $160,900

**Salary Range 2:** $127,000 - $199,600

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.