Sentinel Sr Principal Material Process Engineer -*17364

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Roy, UT +1 · Material/Process

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Metals & Corrosion Material Process Engineer to manage corrosion on weapon systems, develop prevention plans, and provide technical solutions. The role involves risk identification, mitigation, service life estimation, and collaboration with various engineering teams. Requires a Bachelor's degree in STEM, 8+ years of experience, and the ability to obtain a Secret and SAP clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Responsible to perform full spectrum of corrosion management tasks on assigned system and sub-systems to ensure streamlined risk identification, risk mitigation, and tracking of corrosion issues during the design of weapon systems and equipment under an overarching Systems Engineering framework.
  2. Develop/maintain/review & approve Corrosion Prevention and Control Plans(CPCPs), PPSLs, PAMPLs of all design teams and their major sub suppliers and perform issue tracking and risk mitigation for all corrosion issues.
  3. Demonstrates a complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts relative to service life estimation and corrosion
  4. Works independently to provide innovative technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.
  5. Create, analyze, and produce roadmaps, impact, and issue reports and present data to stakeholders, customers, and upper management.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline
  • Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
  • U.S. Citizen
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
  • Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
  • Previous experience leading projects
  • Familiarity with metallurgical engineering
  • Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and 3D models
  • Experience with AWS and/or ASME welding specifications

Nice to have

  • Degree in Corrosion Engineering or Metallurgy, Welding Engineering, Chemical Engineering, OR Materials Engineering
  • Familiarity with Corrosion, metallurgy, welding, mechanical properties, materials properties, etc.
  • Understanding of process/procedure development, control, and improvement
  • Demonstrated passion for corrosion, metallurgy, material properties, etc.
  • passion for being a creative or out-of-the box thinking
  • Test Plan Writing and reviewing experience negotiation soft skills
  • Experience reviewing & approving materials and processes to be added to Program Approved Materials and processes list
  • Familiar with Service Life Testing, reliability sampling, and failure analysis
  • 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 leading/supporting a development engineering team
  • Demonstrated experience working with customers to ensure project success
  • Experience in performing in an Agile environment and knowledge/understanding of JIRA

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret clearance
  • SAP clearance