RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
CLEARANCE TYPE: None
TRAVEL: 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 is seeking an Associate Component Test Lab (CTL) Production Planner & Scheduler or CTL Production Planner & Scheduler to support Eastern Region Manufacturing in Dulles, VA.
In this role, you will help to ensure CTL items are processed in accordance with specifications and meet required schedule commitments. You will collaborate closely with program planning and supply chain teams to provide clear visibility to work-in-process (WIP) status throughout the program lifecycle.
Responsibilities include coordinating and moving work in progress (WIP) as required to meet production needs, monitoring and reporting schedule performance, participating in daily and weekly meetings in support of program and production objectives as well as tracking calibrated equipment and acting as a backup to Electronic Component Work Center (ECWC) Planners.
Responsibilities include:
Works directly with the Operations Program Managers (OPMs), Quality Assurance, Planners, Test Engineers, Work Center manager(s), etc
Moves hardware between the CTL1 and CTL2
Moves hardware between the Electronic Component Work Center (ECWC), Box town, and the CTL
Organizes hardware with the associated Test Procedures
Updates Manufacturing Execution System (MES) as required
Keeps track of Engineering Ground System Equipment (EGSE) certifications
Supports the ECWC daily meeting with status of card level testing
Releases and monitors product build operations in Sync Manufacturing
Requests kits and parts
Fulfills part requests
Ensures change notices, deviations, etc., are incorporated into builds and documented correctly
Maintains schedule need dates
Communicates roadblocks between management and CTL Technicians
Acts as a back-up to the ECWC/SMT Planners
Associate Component Test Lab (CTL) Production Planner & Scheduler
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree or high school diploma with an additional 4 years of experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, Teams, and PowerPoint
Ability to read an engineering drawing and parts list
Possess a high level of organizational and interpersonal skills
Possess a high level of written and verbal communication skills
Ability to react quickly to people and situations
Process needed documentation
Follow written and verbal instructions
Must be detail oriented
Have a basic knowledge of manufacturing, inventory, production, test, procurement, quality basics, and/or engineering flows
Willingness to work overtime as needed
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in production planning and scheduling
Reasonable knowledge of manufacturing, inventory, production, procurement, quality basics, and/or engineering flows
Reasonable knowledge of Circuit Card Assembly and Box level testing
Experience working in the Space industry
Proficiency in Costpoint or SAP, MRP, MES Solumina, and Windchill
Self-directed, proactive
Maintaining the ability to be on call as needed for emergency parts or kit requests
Component Test Lab (CTL) Production Planner & Scheduler
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree with 3…