Sr. Principal Process Engineer

Development and oversight of production processes for production at Plymouth, other Northrop Grumman locations and subcontractors, focusing on 120mm and 105mm cartridges and ammunition propulsion systems. Provide manufacturing engineering project management and leadership. Support and/or lead failure investigations, root cause determination, and corrective action implementation. Contribute to completion of specific program and project milestones. Implement and manage strong manufacturing engineering principles to ensure robust production process and high product quality. Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of experience, a Master's degree plus 6 years of experience, or a PhD plus 4 years of experience. Engineering experience supporting a production line environment. Experience working with customer engineering, vendors, and subcontractors. Proven partnership/collaboration skills and ability to partner with cross disciplines within a team. Exceptional communication skills (verbal, written, presentation) across all levels of the organization. Proficiency in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T). Ability to travel Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance. Must be U.S. Citizen. M.S. Engineering degree from an accredited university Experience with leading teams Supporting failure analysis within an 8D framework Experience with energetics and ballistic testing Experience with managing cost and schedule Experience working in the defense industry and/or with U.S. Government contracts Experience writing statements of work and estimating project scope