Senior Material & Process Engineer – Aerospace Systems

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 139,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

9/80 schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced engineer to lead design parts management across complex weapon systems. You will collaborate with engineers, project managers, and suppliers to ensure traceability from part design to system performance, while reviewing specifications, standards, and DoD requirements.

The role requires a STEM degree, extensive experience, and the ability to obtain Secret and SAP clearances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline
• 12+ years of relevant experience
• U.S. citizen
• Ability to obtain and maintain Secret clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance
• Strong written and oral communication for test plans and stakeholder briefings
• Basic project-management skills
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, ASME Y14.24 drawings, and 3D models
• Knowledge of material properties, process controls, failure modes, material traceability
• Ability to read, apply, and generate reports per DoD/aerospace standards such as MIL-STD-11991
• Experience with MIL-STD or industry machining, welding, soldering, electronic assembly, cable-harness fabrication, coating/surface-treatment systems
• Willingness to work on-site in manufacturing facilities
• Up to 15% travel for supplier visits/audits/briefings

Responsibilities

• Perform full spectrum of design application parts management tasks to identify and mitigate risks
• Review and approve multilayered systems designed across contractors and suppliers
• Demonstrate understanding of part/material manufacturing and FMEA
• Collaborate with systems engineers and stakeholders to establish traceability to system performance
• Create, analyze, and present roadmaps and status reports to leadership
• Research specifications and standards to support part and process engineering across supplier designs
• Coordinate with integrated product teams to provide status updates

Skills

Strong written and oral communication

Reading technical drawings

Project management basics

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline

Tools

Siemens NX

JIRA

Teamcenter

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced engineer to lead design parts management across complex weapon systems. You will collaborate with engineers, project managers, and suppliers to ensure traceability from part design to system performance, while reviewing specifications, standards, and DoD requirements.

The role requires a STEM degree, extensive experience, and the ability to obtain Secret and SAP clearances.