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Salary $88,000 - $132,000 a year
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Requisition id: r10050333
Category: engineering
Location: linthicum, maryland, united states of america
Citizenship required: united states citizenship
Clearance type: none
Telecommute: yes-may consider hybrid teleworking for this position
Shift: 1st shift (united states of america)
Travel required: yes, 10% of the time
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 comeOur 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 moonWe 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 wayOur 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 impossibleOur employees are not only part of history, they`re making history.
The payload and ground systems organization within the northrop grumman space systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciencesOur team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighterCome be a part of our mission!
Northrop grumman payload & ground systems engineering organization has an opening for a principal or srPrincipal material engineer to join our qualified, engaged, and diverse engineering teamThis position will be located in linthicum, maryland.
Material engineers are involved in the flow-down and compliance of requirements to ensure specific materials and processes used in manufactured products and systems are reliable and effectiveTheir work spans all program phases, including proposal, design & development, manufacturing, integration & test, and post-delivery/launch support anomaly investigations.
The material engineer is responsible for material-based management for our production space programs for electrical and mechanical hardwareThis high visibility position requires a motivated, self-starter with an engineering and material background with excellent interpersonal skills to respond to program customer product needs and concernsThis candidate will require extensive technical understanding of the following: printed wiring boards (pwbs), connectors, cables, metallic and non-metallic (polymer and graphite composites, etc.) materialsCandidate will be expected to work effectively with program management office (pmo), global supply chain, division category management, external program suppliers, integrated product team, operations program management, manufacturing, hardware and component engineering, and other organizations to resolve supplier technical topics in support of manufacturing and production strategy and executionCandidate is expected to have the ability to work both independently and within a team demonstrating the ability to multi-task and communicate effectively with varying levels of program customers and functional organization leadershipTravel required to key suppliers on a regular basis.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Provide technical assistance to space flight programs
Review and comment on all engineering drawings and rns
Work with materials & processes (m&p) on getting new drawing numbers assigned.
Work with outgassing lab to get samples tested per astm e595
Support configuration control board and parts, materials, and processes control board meetings for space flight programs.
Support expert reviews and design reviews.
Attend and participate in conferences on contamination controlStay current.
Maintain contact with other ngsp m&p engineers
Review certifications for materials used for space flight programs.
Work on the identification on alternate materials that can be used for space and assist with the qualification process steps.
This role can be filled at the principal (level 3) or senior principal (level 4) position
Basic qualifications:
Principal engineer requirements: bachelor’s degree in stem with 5 years of experience; 3 years with a ms degree; or with a phd with no experience.
Senior principal engineer requirements: bachelor’s degree in stem with 9 years of experience; 7 years with a ms degree; or 5 years with a phd
Experience in an engineering, supply chain and/or manufacturing role(s)
Demonstrated experience with formulating technical solutions to material, assembly, and process engineering challenges
Demonstrated experience using windows software packages, and other supplier quality and global supply chain databases and reports
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a top secret/sci security clearance
Preferred qualifications:
Ts/sci clearance
Electrical & mechanical component/commodity engineering experience
Experience with manufacturing techniques for printed wiring boards, connectors, cables, tiles, manifolds, backplanes, mmics/asics, panels, and mechanical assemblies
Prior project experience managing material selection implementation.
Knowledge of far & dfar requirements
Knowledge of iso 9001/as9100 requirements
Specialty metals compliance, non-metallic materials compliance, electronic parts compliance, and space traceability requirements
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Salary range: $88,000 usd - $132,000 usd salary range 2: $109,100 usd - $163,700 usd
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base payAnnual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company resultsEmployees in vice president or director positions may be eligible for long term incentivesIn addition, northrop grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays and paid time off (pto) for vacation and/or personal business.
The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priorityThe company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their covid-19 vaccinationsU.sNorthrop grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under executive order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.
Northrop grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforceWe are proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected classFor our complete eeo/aa and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/eeoU.sCitizenship is required for most positions.
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