Engineer Material Process - Level 5

Northrop Grumman • Chandler, AZ

6d • $139,000 - $208,600 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Mechanical & Energetics Engineering department is hiring an Engineer Material Process at Level 5 in Chandler, Arizona. The role provides materials and process engineering expertise for development, design, integration, and flight testing of hypersonic flight vehicles, missiles, and engines or motors. The engineer serves as a subject matter expert on high-temperature materials, potentially including carbon-carbon, ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), superalloys, titanium alloys, refractory metals, advanced ceramics, and ceramic or ablative coatings.

The position includes planning and directing engineering tests and design of experiments (DOEs), supporting laboratory testing and failure analysis, reviewing supplier procedures and manufacturing issues, performing drawing reviews and approvals, writing specifications, and documenting and presenting engineering findings. The engineer represents the organization as a subject matter expert on programs and projects, including direct interaction with suppliers and customers. The role requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret clearance. Travel is 10% of the time; relocation assistance may be available.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and at least 12 years of related engineering experience, or a Master’s degree in STEM and at least 10 years of related engineering experience, or a Ph.D. in STEM and at least 8 years of related engineering experience.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret clearance.
• Solid technical foundation in materials, engineering processing, chemistry, and/or thermodynamics.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineering with a materials or hypersonics focus.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance or higher at the time of application.
• Experience in the design, development, testing, processing, and/or manufacturing of aerospace flight vehicles, missiles, their parts, and/or materials.
• Subject matter expertise in aerospace metals, CMCs, and/or thermal protection systems.
• Strong experience with materials and chemical laboratory equipment, such as optical microscopes and metallography, SEM/EDS, DMA, TGA, DSC, OES, mass spectrometry, ICP, FTIR, CT, NDI, load/tension mechanical testing, and hardness testing.
• Experience with material characterization, qualification, and generation or use of design allowables.
• Familiarity with material- and process-related drawings, industrial material specifications (ASTM/AMS/AWS), and materials processing and manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise on high-temperature materials used on hypersonic flight vehicles, missiles, and engines or motors.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines to provide materials and process engineering expertise during development, design, integration, and flight testing.
• Develop, conduct, and direct engineering tests and design of experiments to solve technical problems.
• Support active testing, development, and failure analysis in laboratories using laboratory equipment.
• Support, review, and approve supplier manufacturing procedures and address development and production issues.
• Perform Mechanical Engineering and EEE department drawing reviews and approvals, and write specifications.
• Represent the organization as a subject matter expert on programs and projects, including direct contact with suppliers and customers.
• Create and present analysis reports documenting engineering findings.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company-paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• May be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position
• Relocation assistance may be available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior