Sr Materials & Processes Engineer; F

Requisition : R

• Category: Engineering

• Location: El Segundo, California, United States of America | Palmdale, California, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Secret

• Telecommute: No - Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the Time

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

• Positions Available: 1

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 has an opening for a Senior Staff Materials & Processes (M&P) Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in support of the Palmdale Aircraft Integration organization. This position may be located in El Segundo, CA (preferred) or Palmdale, CA with the ability to travel to El Segundo approx. 50% of the time.

The selected candidate will work in a team environment with other engineering organizations performing detailed technical reviews of drawings, specifications, and manufacturing plans.

Job responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Serves as organization spokesperson on multiple advanced projects and/or programs that have a direct impact on the sector

• Own aspects of materials and process engineering related to testing, process development, and material selection

• Approve material and process selection based on program requirements

• Design and develop new processes for implementing materials related to F-35

• Interacts with senior external personnel on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations

• Support design engineering and production for materials selection

• Test and characterize materials

• Provides teams with internal and external knowledge of the technical industry and how it impacts the company

• Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on contracts and projects

• Negotiate and request changes, with the customer, to material and process specifications, as well as quality control specifications

• Serves as a mentor

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 14+ years' relevant experience; OR Masters in a STEM discipline and 12+ years’ relevant experience; OR Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 9+ years’ relevant experience

• Composite manufacturing experience on F-35 or similar platform

• Experience with materials testing and characterization

• Experience with material selection, such as:
  Polymers and adhesives, Composites, Metals

• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance and Special Program Access

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in one of the following disciplines: materials engineering, chemical engineering, polymer science, or similar

• Experience with process engineering including Design of Experiments (DOE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC)

• Experience with risk mitigation including implementation of failure analysis techniques in manufacturing, ramp-up rate for high volume manufacturing, and/or yield engineering

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,…