Material Process Engineer

Northrop Grumman is looking for a Materials Engineer to support the Reliability Analysis Lab (RAL) in Dulles, Virginia.

Responsibilities:
• Perform failure analysis of materials/hardware to determine the root cause of failure and identify failure modes.
• Perform materials analysis and characterization.
• Perform weld joint analysis.
• Perform materials testing per industry standard specifications and internal requirements.
• Perform inspection of printed wiring board for defects and anomalies.
• Use analytical tools and equipment to inspect and analyze parts, materials, and flight hardware.

Basic Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering. Bachelor's degree in Physics with some background in materials is acceptable.
• Knowledge and experience with lab equipment, such as, scanning electron microscope, optical microscope, spectroscopy, x-ray equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Familiarity with materials, such as, aluminum, titanium, steel.
• Familiarity with processes, such as, rolling, forging, heat treatment, welding, corrosion.
• Familiarity with industry standard documents, e.g., ASTM, ASM, NASA, MIL.

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