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Northrop Grumman

Builds stealth bombers, missiles, and satellites

Principal Material Process Engineer

Materials & StructuresConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRoy, UT, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering or a related science, technology, engineering, or mathematics discipline.
  • At least 5 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree with 3 years of relevant experience.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance and a Special Access Program clearance.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills for test plans and stakeholder briefings.
  • Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and 3D models.
  • Experience reviewing and approving materials and processes.
  • Previous experience leading projects.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

  • Perform design application parts-management tasks for assigned systems and subsystems to identify, mitigate, and track at-risk component issues during weapon-system and equipment design and manufacturing within a Systems Engineering framework.
  • Develop manufacturing-control and cost-saving analysis strategies for large-scale aerospace and ground-control-system component manufacturing.
  • Create, analyze, and produce roadmaps, impact reports, and issue reports, and present data to stakeholders, customers, and upper management.
  • Research specifications and standards supporting parts, materials, and process engineering across internal and external supplier subsystem designs and manufacturing processes.
  • Coordinate with integrated product teams and provide detailed status updates to program leadership as required.
  • Collaborate with systems engineers, design engineers, project managers, reliability engineers, and external customers to establish traceability between parts, materials, and manufacturing-process design documentation and system performance.

Desired Qualifications

  • A degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Welding Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Engineering.
  • A complete understanding and broad application of technical principles, theories, and concepts related to part/material manufacturing and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA).
  • General knowledge of Systems Engineering, multigenerational program system or subsystem development, and familiarity with supplier management.
  • Ability to work independently to provide innovative technical solutions to difficult problems using literature review and testing as appropriate.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills, including experience delivering high-value customer presentations and handling multiple projects with competing priorities.
  • Experience working in an Agile environment and knowledge of JIRA.
  • Hands-on experience with Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), and control-plan development.
  • Relevant machining experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), ASME Y14.5-2023 or ISO 1101-2023, surface-finish standards ISO 1302 or ASME B46.1, material specifications ASTM/AISI/SAE grading, and ISO 4949.
  • Relevant cable-harness fabrication experience, including IPC/WHMA-A-620 and MIL-STD-196.
  • Relevant experience with American Welding Society (AWS) welding.
  • Relevant soldering and electronic-assembly experience.
  • Experience with Siemens NX, Capital, Expedition, and Teamcenter.
  • Relevant coating-system and qualification experience.
  • Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Top Secret clearance.

About the Company

Northrop Grumman

Builds stealth bombers, missiles, and satellites

Northrop Grumman builds military aircraft, missiles, rocket motors, satellites, and electronic systems, mostly for the American military and allied governments. It designed the B-2 stealth bomber and built NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the largest telescope ever sent to space. The company works through four businesses: aircraft, missiles and ammunition, radar and communications systems, and space hardware such as satellites and solid rocket boosters. Most revenue comes from long-term government contracts, many of them classified. Its roots go back to Northrop Aircraft, founded in 1939, and it took its name after buying Grumman in 1994 and is based in Falls Church, Virginia.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Falls Church, VA
Founded
1939

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