Principal​/Sr. Principal Energetics Manufacturing Engineer - R10208988

Principal / Sr. Principal Energetics Manufacturing Engineer

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Energetics Manufacturing Engineer / Sr. Principal Energetics Manufacturing Engineer. This position will be located at our Space Systems location in Promontory, Utah in the Nondestructive Testing (NDT) Organization.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Propulsion Systems and will be responsible for the inspection of rocket motors, composite aerospace components, and other energetic and non-energetic articles. This position is responsible for developing and implementing unique nondestructive inspection techniques, methods, and procedures.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Designs NDT inspection processes, for highly energetic, static sensitive, corrosive, and chemical processes.
• Ensures NDT processes and procedures follow best practices, regulations, and procedures.
• Implements qualification and change management processes to ensure products or services meet customer requirements.
• Reviews engineering designs and drawings providing correct NDT method description for the critical defect size and type of material being inspected.
• Prepares inspection documentation to identify test parameters and requirements.
• Develops and produces formal customer reports containing recommendations, computer-generated graphics, plots, tables, summaries, and comparisons.
• Maintains and archives electronic and hard copy inspection data and reports.
• Communicates and interacts extensively with suppliers, component designers, safety, tooling engineers, and management personnel.
• Assists in the performance of inspector training, including training module creation.
• Performs technical audits of NDT personnel in the field.
• Reviews NDT inspection reports for accuracy, completeness, and procedural adherence.
• Analyzes, interprets, and converts data into format for engineering analysis.
• Supports activities as required such as proposal support, process instruction revisions, new test development, interpretation of customer’s technical specifications, and support of internal or external meetings.
• 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 DOD
  4145.26 ATF.
• Engineers work closely with the Hazards Analysis and Cross Functional Engineering group in designing and setting up the processes.
• Supports cross-function matrixed investigation teams with emphasis on root cause analysis, process failure modes, non-conformances, and effective analysis.

Basic Requirements

For Principal Energetics Manufacturing Engineer:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related STEM field with 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing, quality, or engineering environment, 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD.
• A minimum of one Level 3 certification in accordance with NAS 410 in Eddy Current (ET), Ultrasonic (UT), or Radiography (RT).
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. Citizenship is a pre-requisite)

For Sr. Principal Energetics Manufacturing Engineer:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related STEM field with 8 years’ experience in a manufacturing, quality, or engineering environment, 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD.
• Holding for at least 2 years one Level 3 certification in accordance with NAS 410 in Eddy Current (ET), Ultrasonic (UT), or Radiography (RT).
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. Citizenship is a pre-requisite)

Additional Basic Qualifications For Both Principal And Sr. Principal

• This is a very hands-on position. Will be working on the shop floor with the technicians.
• Will be required to obtain additional Level 3 certification to NAS 410 in Eddy Current (ET), Magnetic Particle (MT), Ultrasonic (UT), Radiography (RT), Dye Penetrant (PT).
• Will cross-train in other NDT methods.
• Must pass the 20/25 Snellen or Jaeger No. 1 vision test for NAS 410 certification
• This position will require some travel and after-hours and…