Posted July 14, 2026
Principal/Sr Principal Engineer Microelectronic Semiconductors - R10239801
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: NoCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: 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.Northrop Grumman's Manufacturing Operations Engineering organization is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Manufacturing Project Engineer 3/4 for the Advanced Interconnects and Multi-layer Solutions (AIMS) cell. This position is located at our site near BWI Airport in Maryland.
The Manufacturing Systems Project Engineer will be responsible for a product line, or group of product lines, moving through their respective areas.
Responsibilities include:
- act as the main point of contact for all manufacturing engineering related activities for your product within the cell
- monitor product performance, quality, delivery, and cost metrics; highlight detractors and gather resources to resolve them
- collaborate closely with your process engineering peers as well as multiple other functional groups supporting shop floor, program office, and customer (quality engineering, manufacturing supervision, production, operations, design engineering, program management)
- drive root cause corrective action efforts
- identify continuous improvement opportunities; create solutions and lobby for funding
- review and handle product on the shop floor
- lead communications outward from the shop floor, through yield meetings, situations reports, problem resolution charts, etc.
- gather and document efforts for non-recurring cost for initial product startup as well as support manufacturing readiness reviews
- coordinate between non-deliverable hardware requestor and manufacturing operations/engineering
This position can be filled at either a level 3 or level 4.
Basic Qualifications level 3:
- For Principal Manufacturing Project Engineer: Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering or related STEM area and 5+ years of relevant professional experience or 3+ years with an MS Degree.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience managing or leading projects and/or people
- Familiarity with Design of Experiment (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and 6 sigma concepts for process development
- Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Fluency in MS Office software applications
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US Secret Security Clearance.
- US Citizenship is required.
Basic Qualification level 4:
- For Senior Principal Manufacturing Project Engineer: Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Engineering or related STEM area and 8+ years of relevant professional experience or 6+ years with an MS degree.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment
- Experience managing or leading projects and/or people
- Familiarity with Design of Experiment (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and 6 sigma concepts for process development
- Knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Fluency in MS Office software applications
- Ability to obtain and maintain a US Secret Security Clearance.
- US Citizenship is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- PCB manufacturing experience
- Familiarity with J-STD and MIL-STD requirements, including MIL-STD-883 & MIL-PRF-38534, J-STD-001, IPC-610
- Experience with Configuration Management and Manufacturing Process Planning
