Sentinel - Staff Material Process Engineer - 18030 (Hiring Immediately)

Northrop Grumman’s Defense Systems sector is seeking a Staff Material Process Engineer to join the Sentinel program in Huntsville, AL. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

• 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.

• Develops comprehensive test or data analysis strategies for large scale aerospace and ground control system components.

• Demonstrates a complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts relative to part/material performance and service life estimation

• 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.

• Applicant will be expected to 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 process design documentation traceability to system performance.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

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.

• Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 12 years of experience with Bachelor's degree, 10 years of experience with Master's degree, or 8 years of experience with PhD.

• Must be a US Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Security Clearance.

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance

• Strong written and oral communication for test plans and briefing stakeholders.

• Project-management basics (schedule, risk, resource coordination).

• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and 3D models

• Knowledge of material properties, process controls, and failure modes.

• Proficiency with test equipment (shakers, climate chambers, DMA, SEM, X-ray, ultrasonic, etc.).

• Ability to use data-analysis tools (MATLAB, Python, R, Minitab).

• Familiarity with quality-system software (e.g., Minitab, QC tools, PLM).

• Ability to read, apply, and generate reports in accordance with U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and aerospace standards

• Experience in closely related field such as the DOE, or Automotive/Medical device manufacturing and quality assurance is also acceptable.

• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Welding Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Engineering.

• Familiarity with MIL-STD-810 Environmental Engineering Considerations and Laboratory Tests, MIL-STD-202 Test Methods for Electronic and Electrical Component Parts, MIL-STD-883 Test Methods and Procedures for Microcircuits, MIL-STD-105E / ISO 2859-1 Sampling Procedures for Inspection, MIL-STD-1540 Design and Development of Test Equipment or MIL-STD-31000 (formerly MIL-STD-310) Quality Assurance (QA) System Requirements

• Understanding of process/procedure development, control, and improvement

• Demonstrated passion for material properties, semiconductor electronics, corrosion, metallurgy, etc.

• Test Plan Writing and reviewing experience negotiation soft skills

• 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

• Experience in performing in an Agile environment and knowledge/understanding of JIRA

• Six Sigma Green/Black Belt

• NIST-based calibration accreditation (ISO/IEC 17025)