Northrop Grumman
Aerospace
Materials&ProcessesEngineer(Level2)/PrincipalMaterials&ProcessesEngineer(Level3)
“Materials & Processes Engineer (Level 2) / Principal Materials & Processes Engineer (Level 3) at Northrop Grumman. Skills: Materials & Processes (M&P) Engineering, material failure analysis, test-plan generation, chemistry-physics of coatings and metals, metallics, sealants, and coating solutions for critical structural applications. develop, qualify, and optimize metallics, sealants, and coating solutions for critical structural applications. performing root‑cause analysis and defining processi”
Industry & Context.
Provides effective solutions to production sealants & coatings issues OR metallics issues; root-cause analysis
Relocation assistance may be available, CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes, CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret, TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time, contingent on program funding, U. S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 2 years of related professional/military OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related professional/military experience (for Level 2), Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 5 years of related professional/military OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related professional/military OR a Ph. D. in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related professional/military experience (for Level 3), Ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U. S. government Secret clearance and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, Professional experience with metallics, sealants and/or coatings applied to structural components, Professional experience with metal or composite fabrication and/or design, Demonstrated experience with repair processes for metal or composite materials used in structures
Nice to Have
Final adjudicated U. S. government Secret clearance, Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, or a closely related discipline, Experience with aircraft structures, Experience with military specs and standards, Experience interfacing with a military customer
What You'll Do.
and optimize metallics
and coating solutions for critical structural applications
performing root‑cause analysis and defining processing specifications
Performs root cause analysis of material failures
provides effective solutions to production sealants & coatings issues OR metallics issues
Generates test plans & reports
designs and develops materials and their related fabrication and application processes to develop and optimize materials for use in engineering design of and/or application in structures
systems and subsystems
Applies principles of chemistry
and material behavior to develop non-metallic processing specifications
fabrication and application processes OR metallic processing specifications
fabrication and associated assembly processes
analyzes and applies material properties and design allowables
processing processes and quality engineering specifications
Material analyses may include failure analysis of components
systems and subsystems
and definition and requirement specifications
Perform drawing reviews to ensure M&P requirements are satisfied
Review and approve subcontractor material processing procedures
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
join an Integrated Product Team; thrives in a collaborative engineering environment
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