Manufacturing Technician

Job Title: Manufacturing Technician 2
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Pay Rate: $36/hr
Positions Available: 2
Work Shift: 1st Shift (9/80A)

About Northrop Grumman:

At Northrop Grumman, we offer incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that have a profound impact on people's lives today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering spirit has allowed us to lead many technological advancements in history, from the first flight across the Atlantic to stealth bombers and landing on the moon. We are looking for individuals with bold ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join us in inventing the future while having fun along the way.

Position Overview:

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Mechanical Technician 2 to support our Mechanisms and Sensor area. In this role, you will be performing various tasks ranging from repetitive to non-repetitive operations, assisting in the development of mechanical and electromechanical designs, tests, fabrications, modifications, assemblies, and components. You will work with both mechanical and electromechanical devices, performing a variety of tasks related to assembly and testing.

Responsibilities:

• Assist engineers in the development of mechanical and electromechanical engineering designs, tests, fabrications, modifications, assemblies, and components.
• Perform precision cleaning and lubrication of various hardware components.
• Work with a variety of chemicals and solvents.
• Follow written instructions to execute assembly operations and utilize assembly drawings and diagrams.
• Perform mechanical assembly, precision soldering, harness routing, bonding, electrical testing using test procedures, and other comparable tasks with tools such as soldering irons, torque wrenches, machine tools, and multimeters.
• Demonstrate to Quality Assurance that work meets engineering drawing requirements.
• Read, interpret, and understand engineering drawings.
• Willingness to work weekends as required.
• Work in cleanroom environments while wearing proper gowning.

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (G.E.D.) required.
• 2 years of additional education and/or mechanical or gimbal assembly experience.
• Knowledge and experience with the use of various hand tools and mechanical equipment.
• Strong work ethic, positive attitude, and willingness to learn.
• Ability to work within diverse teams, including design engineers, manufacturing engineers, and technicians.
• Ability to read, interpret, and execute work based on mechanical assembly drawings, wire lists, BOMs, and/or test procedures.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using common hand tools and calibrated tools such as torque wrenches, heat guns, crimp tools, soldering irons, thermal wire strippers, microscopes, and thermal chambers/ovens.
• Strong communication skills.
• Familiarity with electromechanical assembly and knowledge of precision-type assembly work.
• Experience building spacecraft structures, sub-structures, deployables, hinges, and electromechanical assemblies.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction.
• Experience installing/bonding heaters, thermistors, thermostats onto assemblies, and installing gears and electrical motors.
• Demonstrated ability to perform precision assembly on spacecraft hardware.
• Ability to read and perform assembly to complex engineering drawings.
• Demonstrated ability to perform bonding operations on spacecraft hardware.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: Up to $35.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift

Experience:

• torque wrenches, heat guns, crimp tools, soldering irons: 3 years (Required)
• precision assembly on spacecraft hardware: 3 years (Required)
• mechanical assembly drawings, wire lists,: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Redondo Beach, CA 90277 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $35 - $36