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2027 Associate Energetics Manufacturing Engineer / Energetics Manufacturing Engineer - Utah

Northrop Grumman · Utah

Level
Engineer
Team
Manufacturing
Base pay
$66k–$99k
Degree
Required
Industry
Aerospace & defense
Posted
Yesterday

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level manufacturing role at Northrop Grumman (aerospace & defense) in Utah.

They ask for
degree required
Tools it names
Root cause
Base pay
$66k–$99k
Day to day
relocation help

Read from the posting. The full description is below.

From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026

Manufacturing Engineer roles in Utah: typical posted base $90k–$115k. This one lists $66k–$99k.

Median of the low and high ends of 7 live postings that list pay, out of 20 manufacturing engineer openings in Utah, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

Utah plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →

How this role compares

Against 19 other live manufacturing postings in Utah.

Base pay
About 25% below similar roles

Typical $98k–$120k, from 6 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Not stated

Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • Lean 55%
  • New product launch 45%
  • Tooling 40%
  • ✓ Root cause 40%
  • Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 35%
  • DOE 25%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

At a glance

Relocation help

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How to get in at this plant

Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.

  1. 1

    Pick 2–3 people on the Manufacturing team at Northrop Grumman

    Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.

  2. 2

    Send a short, curious note

    One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.

  3. 3

    Turn a reply into a short call

    Questions worth asking about this team:

    • What does a normal week look like on your team?
    • Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
    • How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
    • How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
  4. 4

    Apply with someone vouching for you

    If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.

  5. 5

    Bring proof to the interview

    One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.

Full description from Northrop GrummanAs posted on their careers site.Show

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: No 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 a space pioneer, supporting government, civil and commercial customers in solving their biggest challenges. Our forward-leaning, innovative spirit is backed by a legacy of expertise that began at the dawn of the space age. Our mission experience in space runs deep, we know our customers well, and our capabilities are unmatched. This is what allows us to provide reliable, agile and affordable space solutions to best serve our customers.

From defending freedom to advancing human discovery, we are defining what is possible in space every day.

Entry Level opportunities at Northrop Grumman are unique. Are you interested in boosting your knowledge through experience and exposure, while supporting a mission that seeks to protect our nation and its allies? If so, then Northrop Grumman is the place you!

Our professionals live and breathe different perspectives; we are curious about the world, accepting each other, and aware that the more ideas, backgrounds, opinions and experiences we bring to our work, the stronger that work will be. Just as you would invest your time and hard work into our company, we focus on investing back into you through enriching professional experiences and high-quality learning and development opportunities. We want you to bring your whole self to work, and for you to have meaningful connections with your coworkers, customers and communities, while providing the best products, systems and technologies to protect our world.

Northrop Grumman is seeking Energetics Manufacturing Engineers . This position will be located at our Space sector in one of the following locations in Utah:

  • ✓Promontory
  • ✓Clearfield
  • ✓Magna
  • ✓Salt Lake City

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Manufacturing & Operations Team.

Roles and

Responsibilities

  • ◆Designs manufacturing processes, for highly energetic, static sensitive, corrosive, and chemical processes.
  • ◆Designs arrangement of machines and tools within the facility to ensure the most safe and efficient layout.
  • ◆Implements qualification and change management processes to ensure products or services meet customer requirements. Engineer must understand all safety risks of the process and design the processes such that safety risks are mitigated or eliminated. All processes must meet the minimum standard as outlined in (HOPs) Hazards Operation Standard. Understands and complies with DOD4145.26 ATF.
  • ◆Engineers works closely with the Hazards Analysis and Cross Functional Engineering group in designing and setting up the processes.
  • ◆Develops energetic processes such that safety interlocks, standardization

requirements

for mixes, and remote processes are incorporated into the process for operator and process safety.

  • ✓Designs sequence of operations and quality control that specifies procedures for the fabrication of tools and equipment and other functions that affect product performance. Ensures processes and procedures are in compliance with regulations.
  • ✓Supports cross function matrixed investigation teams with emphasis on root cause analysis, process failure modes, non-conformances and effective analysis.

Basic

Qualifications

Basic

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

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

for an Associate Energetics Manufacturing Engineer

  • •Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
  • •Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM degree
  • •Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
  • •The ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Basic

for an Energetics Manufacturing Engineer

  • •Be completing or has completed their Master’s degree from an accredited institution
  • •Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM degree
  • •Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
  • •The ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs

for both levels

  • •Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher

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