Sr. Principal Statistical Process Control Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: A US Government security clearance per customer's requirements.TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescriptionAt 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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission

What You'll get to Do:

• Lead integration and setup of process control tools, including Statistical Process Control (SPC), Process & Tool Control Plans, Corrective Action Plan (CAP), Fault Detection and Classification (FDC), Advanced Process Control (APC), and a Recipe Management System (RMS), for a new superconducting electronics wafer fabrication line.

• Lead the initial set up of systems supporting process control for efficient user experience like: KPI monitoring, Dashboards (SPC, CAP, FDC)

• Lead system engineering activities: trade studies, analysis of alternatives, requirement decomposition/allocation, requirement verification/validation, process development, roadmap development.

• Maintain awareness of process control integration/setup schedule and proactively escalate issues to team lead as required.

• Create acceptance test plans with the team based off inputs from the process engineering organization and communicate to vendors.

• Perform requirements elicitation and collaborate with process engineers on initial setup of process control modules.

• 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 location.

This position will be filled as the Sr. Principal Systems Engineer.

Basic Qualifications:

• A degree in a STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with a minimum of 8 years of experience with a bachelor's degree, 6 years of experience with a master's degree, or 4 years of experience with a PhD 

• Experience executing Statement of Work (SOW) components with vendors and work across team.

• Experience in high volume automated manufacturing microelectronics or semiconductor fabs.

• Familiarity with SPC and 6-sigma concepts for process development.

• Strong skills in problem solving / troubleshooting.

• Has worked with process quality systems in SPC, FDC, APC, CAP and RMS.

• Has worked with quality systems performance reports like SPC KPI, MRB and Cap Dashboards.

• Understands engineering control plans used to ensure quality of process and tool health.

• Must be willing to work on site 100% of time

• Limited travel to local Northrop Grumman facilities may be required

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

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a US government security clearance per business requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active US government security clearance per business requirements

• Experience with modern automated quality systems in a semiconductor or microelectronics fab.

• Deep understanding of advanced process control systems such as FDC, APC, SPC, RMS, automated data collection, etc.

• Experience with SECS/GEM communication protocol.

• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing lines and/or R&D microelectronics manufacturing.

• Experience in new fab or factory systems startups.

• Knowledge of statistical methods and tools (e.g., JMP, SPACE), Design of Experiments (DOE) is a plus.

• Has worked with Applied Materials SmartFactory Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) solution.

Primary Level Salary Range: $123, $185,000.00The 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 U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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