Sentinel- Principal Material Process Engineer

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Principal Material Process Engineer. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.

Relocation assistance may be available.

Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance. Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance. U.S. Citizen required.

• Work with design engineers in selection and application of non‑metallic materials systems, including environmental coatings, adhesives, sealants, composite materials, and supporting hardware.
• Create Material, Process, Component Specifications or Source Control Documents to meet Program Requirements.
• Review and analyze materials, components, and processes selected for use in new designs against program‑specific PM&P requirements to determine suitability.
• Evaluate and/or develop risk mitigation strategies to manage non‑compliant/prohibited PM&P usage in new designs.
• Assess risks associated with part/material obsolescence and lead the identification and selection of alternate and/or substitute parts/materials when necessary.
• Evaluate materials, components, and processes for use in various flight environments, and develop associated ageing studies to inform service life estimates and the development of aging and surveillance plans to meet program service life requirements.
• Work with manufacturing and subcontractors to resolve qualification, producibility, and testing issues for non‑metallic materials, parts and related application processes.
• Review detail and assembly designs (including engineering bill of material(s), part approval requests, design documentation, and part object attributes in a Product Lifecycle Management System).
• Provide technical support to production operations, including Global Supply Chain, procurement and others to resolve M&P related issues.
• Author specifications and requirements for the procurement of qualified and compliant parts and materials.
• Participate in special processor audits at supplier facilities, supporting Mission Assurance with subject‑matter expertise as the cognizant authority for special processes.
• Support requirements tailoring activities, as applicable to non‑metallic materials and process requirements.
• Develop and improve internal processes and procedures associated with the review and disposition of part/material approval requests (from subcontractors and internal design teams).
• Develop test plans and procedures for the qualification of non‑metallic materials, parts, and processes.
• Develop and execute ageing studies and related test plans/procedures to inform the development of service life estimates for age‑sensitive (non‑metallic) parts and materials.
• Support Program Subcontractors with non‑metallic part requirements interpretation and review of Subcontractor Data Requirements Lists (SDRLs).

The position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80; nine‑hour days Monday through Thursday allow employees to take every other Friday off.

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
• U.S. Citizen.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Material Science, Chemical Engineering, or Polymer Chemistry.
• Familiar with the Arrhenius methodology and the simulation of accelerated ageing.
• Working knowledge of MIL‑STD‑11991 and its application to missile programs; MIL‑STD‑1568 for corrosion prevention of aerospace weapons systems; and MIL‑STD‑7179 for finishes, coatings, and sealants for the protection of aerospace weapons systems.
• Working knowledge of Failure Analysis, Root Cause & Corrective Action, component specifications, component screening & qualification, component application qualification, and related installation/assembly process specifications for space, air vehicle, and ground support applications.
• Experience as a responsible test engineer, managing planning and execution of one or multiple test campaigns.
• Experience…