Dimension Control Technician Level 3/4
Northrop GrummanDescription
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.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 Aeronautics Systems Business Unit (ASBU) has openings for a Dimension Control Technician 3/4 on B Shift: Monday - Thursday from 4:00pm - 2:30am to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Clearfield, UT.
The Dimension Control Technician will be a part of the Tool Die Making team within the Tooling department and will have considerable knowledge of the job with substantial acquaintance with an understanding of general aspects of the job with a broad understanding of the detailed aspects of the job and be able to perform more advanced functions and resolve routine questions and problems.
The ideal candidate for this role will have excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate, and collaborate across all levels, will thrive in a fast-paced team-oriented work environment with high expectations, enjoy significantly diverse assignments, demonstrate a high attention to detail to ensure accuracy of the product and have high integrity to self-report errors to a supervisor when detected. If you are comfortable in this high-energy environment and enjoy having a variety of tasks to keep you engaged, this is the opportunity for you!
Essential Functions / Responsibilities:
Lay out, fabricate, and assemble a variety of standard and nonstandard major jigs, fixtures, tool masters, master tooling gauges, and related tooling involving compound angles and complex contours where the establishment and coordination to exacting tolerances of numerous tooling holes and reference points between several planes are required.
Plan work to be performed and determines methods and sequence of operations working from tool design drawings or own designs.
Sets up and operates optical instruments to check overall and detailed alignment, fit, or adjustment of assemblies.
Develop and designs holding devices and jig and fixture details.
Prepare operational sequences and shop drawings covering parts fabrication and assembly to be performed by others.
May monitor and verify quality in accordance with statistical process or other control procedures.
We offer a flexible work schedules, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.
This position may be filled as a Level 3 or Level 4 based on the qualifications outlined below.
Basic Qualifications Level 3:
High school diploma or equivalent with 4 years of related education and/or experience with tool building and laser tracking in a manufacturing environment
Experience devising reference systems and creating working build models
Ability to frequently move and position objects weighing 35 pounds and ascend and descend ladders
Ability to work inside and outside in a warehouse environment and a shop floor environment
Ability to work within MS applications i.e., MS Word, Excel, and Adobe PDF
Current active U.S. Government Clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable timeframe (<1.5 years)
Basic Qualifications Level 4:
High school diploma or equivalent with 6 years of related education and/or experience with tool building and laser tracking in a manufacturing environment
Experience devising reference systems and creating working build models
Ability to frequently move and position objects weighing 35 pounds and ascend and descend ladders
Ability to work inside and outside in a warehouse environment and a shop floor environment
Ability to work within MS applications i.e., MS Word, Excel, and Adobe PDF
Current active U.S. Government Clearance
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable timeframe (<1.5 years)
Preferred Qualifications:
Master level knowledge of multiple computer aided metrology systems such as laser trackers, articulated arms, scanners 6DoF (Six Degree of Freedom)
6+ years of Tool and Die or related experience
Experience in reverse engineering and model building from collected data
Knowledge of Integrated Systems Air Frames and Aero Structures
Experience with computer aided graphic interfaces (Verisurf X, SA and Maya matrix, Build!IT, and Polyworks)