Liaison/Principal Liaison Material Review Board Engineer
About The Position
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 come. Our 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 moon. We 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 way. Our 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 impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Liaison Engineer/Principal Liaison Engineer - Material Review Board - 3/10, 1st Shift to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Vehicle Engineering organization. This role is located in Palmdale, CA. In this role, you will be assessing and dispositioning non-conformances as they occur in our test environment. The selected candidate will author detailed engineering direction as well as collaborate readily with support engineering roles in order to ensure the integrity of the final product. We will require a training period on the 4/10 (Monday-Thursday) schedule before transferring you to a full time Friday through Sunday schedule on earning F35 MRB authority.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 2 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 0 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 0 year of related professional/military experience in Engineering.
- Knowledge of the MRB process / experience with the MRB process
- Experience with CATIA V5, NX, Visualization Pro, TeamCenter, MES, or other CAD programs
- Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs. Clearance and Program Access Required for Start as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
- Bachelor’s of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelors or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering
- Experience with the manufacture and repair of composite and metallic structures
- Experience with the conceptual operation, and troubleshooting of, typical aircraft subsystems
- Experience working with subtier suppliers.
- Experience in a developmental/operational test maintenance environment
- Experience working in an aircraft manufacturing facility
- Experience interfacing with a military customer
- Experience working hands-on in a production assembly line environment
- Experience with aircraft structures design
- Experience with aircraft subsystem design
- Previous MRB/LE Authority for Engineering
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain Material Review Board authority in order to autonomously address the rigors of the role.
- Assess, disposition, and buy off non-conformance (MRB) tags and Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) as they arise in the flight test environment.
- Coordinate dispositioned repairs, as appropriate, with support roles in the organization.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- flexible work arrangements
- phenomenal learning opportunities
- exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
- a very friendly team environment
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- a discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
