CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10 of the TimeDescription

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history.

Northrop Grumman Strategic Deterrent Systems (SDS) located in Roy, UT is seeking a Material Process Engineer to join our team of highly qualified and diverse individuals.

What You Will Get To Do:

• Responsible to perform full spectrum of design application parts management tasks on assigned system and sub-systems to ensure streamlined risk identification, risk mitigation, and tracking of at-risk component issues during the design and manufacturing of weapon systems and equipment under an overarching Systems Engineering framework.
• Ability to review and approve multilayered systems of systems being designed and fabricated via several layers of contractors and suppliers distributed across the country.
• Demonstrates a complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts relative to part/material manufacturing and FMEA.
• Demonstrates general knowledge of Systems Engineering, multi-generational program system and/or multi-generational program subsystem development, and familiarity with supplier management.
• Works independently to provide innovative technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems using literature review and testing as appropriate.
• Create, analyze, and produce roadmaps, impact, and issue reports and present data to stakeholders, customers, and upper management.
• Research specifications and standards to support part, material & process engineering processes being implemented across multiple internal and external supplier sub-system designs and manufacturing processes.
• Maintain close coordination with several integrated product teams and provide detailed status to program leadership, as required.
• Self-motivated, work under general direction, and work well in teams.
• Collaborates with systems engineers, design engineers, project managers, reliability engineers, and external customers to establish clear part, material and manufacturing process design documentation traceability to system performance

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in a STEM discipline
• Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience
• U.S. citizen
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
• Strong written and oral communication for test plans and stakeholder briefings
• Basic project-management skills (schedule, risk, resource coordination)
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, ASME Y14.24 drawings, and 3D models
• Knowledge of material properties, process controls, failure modes, material traceability, and serialized-part control
• Ability to read, apply, and generate reports per DoD/aerospace standards such as MIL-STD-11991
• Experience in related fields (DOE, automotive, medical-device manufacturing, quality assurance) acceptable
• Experience with MIL-STD or industry machining, welding, soldering, electronic assembly, cable-harness fabrication, coating/surface-treatment systems, and cross-disciplinary quality & documentation
• Willingness to work on-site in manufacturing facilities, including clean-room or hazardous environments
• Availability for up to 15 domestic/international travel for supplier visits, audits, and technical briefings

Preferred Qualifications:

• Siemens NX, Capital, Expedition and Teamcenter experience
• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Welding Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Engineering.
• Experience reviewing & approving materials and processes
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret clearance
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations, with ability to focus on multiple projects with competing priorities
• Demonstrated experience in making sound decisions in uncertain and difficult situations
• Strong sense of urgency and work ethic in ensuring engineering meets customer and program expectations in a timely and efficient manner
• Experience in performing in an Agile environment and knowledge/understanding of JIRA
• Six Sigma Green/Black Belt
• Hands-on experience with APQP, PPAP, and control plan development
• Relevant machining experience with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) ASME Y14.5-2023 or ISO 1101-2023, Surface Finish ISO 1302 or ASME B46.1, Material Specification ASTM AISI/SAE grading, ISO 4949, etc.
• Relevant AWS welding experience
• Relevant Soldering & Electronic Assembly experience
• Relevant Cable Harness Fabrication such as IPC/WHMA-A-620, MIL-STD-196
• Relevant Coating System and qualification experience

Primary Level Salary Range: $139,000.00 - $208,600.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In 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 application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.