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Salary $114,300 - $171,500 a year
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Requisition id: r10045241
Category: engineering
Location: commerce, california, 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: no
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.
Northrop grumman`s space sector, payload and ground division is seeking a senior principal materials & process engineer for the design engineering team in commerce californiaWe design and manufacture high performance pressure vessels for use in space applicationsThe northrop grumman commerce facility is the leading supplier of pressure vessels for space missions in the worldAt the facility we produce a wide variety of pressure vessels supporting a wide variety of missions, both foreign and domestic, commercial, defense, and civil spaceThis position is part of the design engineering team and supports the manufacturing team at the siteThis position reports to a senior manager of engineering.
Role and responsibilities:
Directly support chief engineer and engineering manager in achieving design, quality, and cost objectives
Provide technical expertise in the materials and process discipline related to machined, welded, and heat treated piece parts and assemblies
Support chief engineer in material characterization tests of various materials (metallics, composites, elastomers, etc) used in the design of high performance pressure vessels
Develop, maintain, and revise internal materials and process specifications standards in accordance with internal configuration management standards
Document lessons learned and implement into current and new process specification standards
Review and monitoring of revisions of industry standards and determine applicability to internal process standards
Monitor and report on gidep alerts applicable to tank designs
Interact with design and development teams (teams include specialists in design, quality, manufacturing) to investigate and trouble shoot material performance and behavior trends
Contribute to failure review board (frb) activities to ensure material discrepancies and anomalies are thoroughly documented, reviewed, analyzed and dispositioned
Support development of fight hardware from preliminary through detailed design, drawing release, manufacturing, integration, and verification testing
Support internal and external process audits in accordance with as9100 standards
Support irad projects and development programs
Prepare and make presentations summarizing technical content for internal review boards and external customer review boards
Prepare and release test procedures for material development, component troubleshooting, and other material performance assessment activities
Support continuous improvement activities
Basic qualifications:
Bachelor`s degree in materials engineering, chemical engineering or related engineering/scientific discipline and seven (7) years of materials related experience
Expertise in one of the following core competency areas: heat treating, machining, welding of metallics
Expertise in metallic material performance and characteristics
Understanding of aerospace industry standards and specifications and application to space flight components and drawings
Us citizenship required
Preferred qualifications:
Ms in materials or chemical engineering
10+ years’ experience in an aerospace manufacturing facility
Experience with forging, machining, heat treating and welding of titanium and titanium alloys
Experience with compression molding processes and elastomers
Experience with high performance carbon composite resin systems
Experience with additive manufacturing of metallic materials
Experience in supporting process audits
Experienced with ms office suite (word, excel, powerpoint)
Excellent oral and written communication, computer, documentation, and presentation skills are required
Ability to multi-task
Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively
Salary range: $114,300 usd - $171,500 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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