Salary
$72k – $108k per year
Location
In office (United States)
Seniority
Senior · 5+ years exp
Employment
Full-Time
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 23, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 6, 2026. Northrop Grumman scores A on the Alion truth index.
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Northrop Grumman is an American defence contractor whose oldest predecessor was founded in 1939, and which took its present form through the 1994 combination of Northrop and Grumman. It builds strategic systems including the B-21 Raider bomber and the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile programme, military and civil space systems, radars and electronic warfare equipment, autonomous aircraft, and mission systems and software for the United States armed forces and allied governments. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it earns the large majority of its revenue from the American government and employs close to one hundred thousand people.
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 Defense Systems sector is currently seeking aPrincipal Tooling Engineer 2/3 with a background in EVMS to support our growing business in our Rocket Center, West Virginia location.
This position will be located at on-site at our Rocket Center, WV location. No remote work is available for this position.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Coordination of design and fabrication requirements for tools and fixtures with customers, both internal and external
- Performing tolerance analysis to ensure form/fit/function
- Assist Product Development Team with new product designs to ensure manufacturability, validate process/technology.
- Managing all phases of project: design, document, fabricate, assemble and validate
- Interface with review team to assure customer satisfaction with design
- Work alongside the manufacturing team to ensure overall program quality, delivery, and cost objectives are achieved
- Work with internal Customers to concept needed support equipment for new and existing programs
- Developing tooling concepts, creating/reviewing, and improving manufacturing processes to meet Customer requirements
- Review engineering drawings and designs for manufacturability
- Support vendors as needed during fabrication
EVMS Duties
- Perform Control Account Management (CAM) duties
- Coordinate with technical leadership in a cross functional Integrated Program Team (IPT) to meet program cost, schedule, and technical objectives
- Develop and deliver presentations to program stakeholders
- Define, plan, perform, monitor, control, and complete a variety of project tasks simultaneously
- Track budget actuals against predictions and financial performance against the full EV performance management baseline, participate in CAM status calls, prepare status for/attend weekly status meeting, provide/enter periodic Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) status, support stakeholder meetings, review Actual Hours reports for time charging accuracy and alignment with IMS status.
- On a monthly basis: calculate & enter Estimate at Complete (EAC) and Estimate to Complete (ETCs) into the financial system, analyze EV metrics and generate Variance Reports (VARs) as required, and attend meetings related to forecasting and spend plans for statements of work.
- Coordinate with the scheduling team to develop and execute to an IMS
- Coordinate Earned Value Change Requests (EVCRs) with the Business Management and Scheduling team as needed
- Review labor resources and cost actuals on a weekly basis, initiating action on any discrepancies
- Adhere to all internal processes for Program Management
- Perform schedule risk assessments to identify and mitigate program cost and scheduling risks
- Provide cost and schedule impacts for engineering change management packages
- Prepare and present at government control account manager meetings
- Ensure Computer Software Configuration Items (CSCIs) are mapped correctly in the IMS
- Manage R/O’s, meeting with program management to evaluate cost and impact.
Core Competencies
- Manufacturing Methods - Knowledge of manufacturing, methods, fabrication processes (e.g., forming, stamping, machining, heat treatment, machines/machine tools, cutting tools and fluids, N/C programming, instrumentation, data acquisition and control systems). Ability to select the best method of producing parts, tools or assemblies
- Project Management - Successful project management and leadership experience. Coordination of design and fabrication requirements for tools and fixtures with customers, both internal and external.
- Computer Aided Design Tools - Basic knowledge of computer aided design tools and systems (e.g., computer aided design/computer aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM).
- Engineering Drawings & Specs - Basic ability to read, understand, and interpret engineering drawings and specifications. Basic level understanding of GD&T
Basic Quali fications:
- Level 2: Bachelor’s Degree with 2 years of experience OR a Master's Degree with 0 years of experience medium to large scale tooling fabrication and/or production fabrication including composites, metallic, coatings application, and/or production manufacturing operations. CAM certification.
- Level 3: Bachelor’s Degree with 5 years of experience OR a Master's Degree with 3 years of experience OR PhD with 1 years of experience in medium to large scale tooling fabrication and/or production fabrication including composites, metallic, coatings application, and/or production manufacturing operations. CAM certification.
- This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- STEM Degree
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Direct Aerospace Tooling experience
- Direct Experience with NX or some CAD
- Experience with Control Account Management and Earned Value Management methodologies.
- Experience with contracts executing full earned value management.
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