Principal​/Sr Principal Material Process Engineer

Job Details

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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 Principal Engineer Material Process / Sr Principal Engineer Material Process to join our team at Sonoma Photonics, Inc., part of NG’s Small Business Units. The role will be located onsite in Santa Rosa, CA.

We offer flexible work arrangements, a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, and exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers. 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 requisition may be filled at either a Principal Engineer Material Process (Level
3) or Sr Principal Engineer Material Process (Level
4) based on the qualifications below.

• Perform coating designs, tolerancing, analysis and process engineering for projects related to multiple technologies.
• Apply, design, and develop new techniques and coatings to meet product needs.
• Individually contribute to product development or program completion.
• Run and debug deposition chambers.
• Organize scheduling and testing of programs.
• Manage small projects and present technical content.
• Devise and implement methods and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and production equipment.
• Design and analyze inspection and testing processes, mechanisms, and equipment; conduct quality‑assurance tests; perform statistical analysis to assess cost and determine responsibility for products or materials that do not meet required standards and specifications.
• Work will be conducted in both an office and lab/manufacturing environment with possible exposure to chemicals.
• Utilize required PPE (respirators, gloves, gowns, goggles, chemical fume hoods) and adhere to hazardous‑material handling protocols.

• Bachelor’s of Science degree in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) and 5 years professional experience.
• Related experience could include, but is not limited to, manufacturing, thin‑film process engineering, RF/microwave modeling, process engineering, project engineering/management.
• Experience in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel).
• Ability to work safely in environments where chemicals are present and to follow all required PPE and hazardous‑material protocols.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret level DOD security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre‑requisite) as well as Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

• Bachelor’s of Science Degree in a STEM discipline and 9 years of related professional/military engineering experience OR Master’s Degree in STEM and 0 years of engineering experience.
• Related experience could include, but is not limited to, manufacturing, thin‑film process engineering, RF/microwave modeling, process engineering, project engineering/management.
• Experience in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel).
• Ability to work safely in environments where chemicals are present and to follow all required PPE and hazardous‑material protocols.
• Ability to…