Senior Materials Process Engineer (Hypersonics) - Secret

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 139,000 - 209,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Engineer Material Process - Level 5 for our Chandler, AZ location. The role requires deep expertise in high-temperature materials such as Carbon-Carbon, CMCs, super alloys, and ceramic/ablative coatings used on hypersonic vehicles, with collaboration across engineering disciplines during development and flight testing.

The candidate will conduct tests, direct DOEs, and support supplier processes while maintaining rigorous documentation and specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Material Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Mechanical/Aeronautical Engineering with materials/hypersonic focus.
• Active US Government Secret Security Clearance, or higher at the time of application.
• Experience in Design, Development, Testing, Processing and/or Manufacturing of aerospace flight vehicles/missiles, their parts, and/or materials.

Responsibilities

• Serve as SME on materials & processing for development, design, integration, and flight testing.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines to provide materials engineering expertise.
• Plan and conduct tests and DOEs to solve technical problems.
• Review and approve supplier manufacturing procedures and resolve production issues.
• Support active testing, development, and failure analysis in lab environments.
• Perform drawing reviews and write specifications.
• Represent the organization on programs/projects with suppliers and customers.
• Create and present analysis reports documenting engineering findings.

Skills

SME on high temperature materials

Strong written and verbal communicator

Rapid learner

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Optical Microscopes/Metallography

SEM/EDS

DMA

TGA

DSC

OES

Mass Spec

ICP

FTIR

CT

NDI

Load/Tension Testing

Hardness Testing

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Engineer Material Process - Level 5 for our Chandler, AZ location. The role requires deep expertise in high-temperature materials such as Carbon-Carbon, CMCs, super alloys, and ceramic/ablative coatings used on hypersonic vehicles, with collaboration across engineering disciplines during development and flight testing.

The candidate will conduct tests, direct DOEs, and support supplier processes while maintaining rigorous documentation and specifications.