{"id":2096091,"url":"https://alion.io/job/northrop-grumman-mechanical-manufacturing-assembly-technician","title":"Mechanical Manufacturing Assembly Technician","company":{"id":12494,"name":"Northrop Grumman","domain":"northropgrumman.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/northropgrumman","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":81,"open_postings":522,"ghost_share":0.006,"stale_share":0.711,"repost_share":0.027,"time_to_fill_p50_days":26,"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"}},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Annapolis, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":49671,"max":117515,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":117515},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":4,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-08T16:51:15Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-08","last_verified_at":"2026-11-05T15:54:44Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":28,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":28},"description":"RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: NoCLEARANCE TYPE: NoneTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription\nAt 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.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.\nNorthrop Grumman Systems Corporation (NGSC), has an opening for a Mechanical Manufacturing Assembly Technician. This position will be supporting our Annapolis, MD facility and requires onsite presence due to the nature of the role. In Annapolis, our technical and business leaders develop and manufacture advanced underwater systems, sensors, and vehicles designed to excel in volatile and ever-changing undersea environments.\nWhat You Will Get To Do:\nThe Mechanical Assembly Technician will be responsible for assembling light, heavy and complex mechanical assemblies. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Mechanical Assembler who desires exciting and challenging work to join our team!\nEssential Duties / Responsibilities:\nAble to read drawings, processes and specs for tight tolerance parts and assemblies.\nUse torque wrenches and calibrated equipment to assemble.\nHave knowledge of rigging light and heavy loads.\nAble to align, fasten and fixture work using custom tooling fixture, clamps and various shop aides.\nAble to use a variety of hand tools and precision measuring instruments to make standard shop computations relating to dimensions of work.\nImplement lean initiatives by identifying and providing suggestions on areas for improvement.\nPerforms all manufacturing operations safely, with quality in mind, and with customer delivery expectations met.\nAble to learn and perform other job functions with on-the-job training when required. This would include but is not limited to performing program verifications, recipe verifications, rework, data collection & recording, and part processing & handling work among other duties.\nThe ideal candidate will be able to work under minimal supervision, be a quick learner, and a team player. And have high integrity and understand the importance of escalating errors to their supervisor immediately.\nQualifications:\nBasic Qualifications:\nHigh school diploma or equivalent/GED and 4 years of additional education and/or related experience\nHave knowledge on how to use basic hand tools along with torque tools and calibrated equipment.\nRead precision measuring instruments, drawings and processes.\nHave basic rigging knowledge.\nHave basic Mechanical Assembly Skills.\nMust be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance \nPreferred Qualifications:\n4 years of experience with Multi-Axis CNC vertical machining centers.\nExperience with Manual Milling Machines\nExperience with CNC Lathes\nHave advanced Rigging Experience\nMechanical Assembly Skills - helicoil installation, pin pressing, torquing of fasteners, bonding, etc.)\nActive Secret DoD Security Clearance\nAssociates degree or Trade School certification\nWhat We Can Offer You:\nNorthrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.\nYour benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off, and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $49,671.00 - $117,515.00The 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.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. 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 an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6561,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":4,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"high_school","optional":false},"security_clearance":true,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual bonuses","Education assistance","Health insurance","Insurance coverage","Relocation assistance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Government"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-08T16:51:15Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":32,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.576,"p_room":0.55,"age_days":27,"expected_fill_days":26,"reasons":["conf:2","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":117515,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/northrop-grumman-mechanical-manufacturing-assembly-technician","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/northrop-grumman-mechanical-manufacturing-assembly-technician.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-05T20:15:41Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":27440,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":12494},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=12494"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fnorthrop-grumman-mechanical-manufacturing-assembly-technician"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fnorthrop-grumman-mechanical-manufacturing-assembly-technician"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fnorthrop-grumman-mechanical-manufacturing-assembly-technician"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/northrop-grumman-mechanical-manufacturing-assembly-technician\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fnorthrop-grumman-mechanical-manufacturing-assembly-technician"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":2096091}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"northropgrumman.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":2096091},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}