Staff Materials Engineer L5 - Secret Clearance, Relocation

Northrop Grumman; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a Staff Materials Engineer, Level 5, to join the Marine Systems METL lab onsite in Sunnyvale. The role provides materials engineering and weld expertise for submarine and ship missile launcher programs.

This position requires US citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain a secret clearance, with 10% travel and potential relocation assistance.

Qualifications

• Extensive materials engineering/science or weld engineering background.
• Background in metallurgical practices, (e.g., weld, metallurgy, metallographic evaluation, heat treatments, fracture mechanics, corrosion control, and failure analysis).
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings.
• Familiarity with Navy/DoD processes and workflow.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with staff across disciplines to provide materials engineering expertise during design.
• Engineering technical guidance and oversight when quality concerns arise during production.
• Review and approval of supplier manufacturing procedures.
• Working with and providing guidance to test engineers on characterization activities.
• Proving consultation to suppliers.
• Interacting with technical and programmatic representatives from the customer community.
• Regular collaboration with design engineering, advanced development, manufacturing engineering, quality engineering, and the internal environmental, health and safety teams.

Skills

Materials engineering

Weld engineering

Metallurgical practices

Engineering drawings

Navy/DoD processes

Education

Materials Engineering or related Bachelor’s degree; 12 yrs exp or Master’s 10 yrs or PhD 8 yrs

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking a Staff Materials Engineer, Level 5, to join the Marine Systems METL lab onsite in Sunnyvale. The role provides materials engineering and weld expertise for submarine and ship missile launcher programs.

This position requires US citizenship and the ability to obtain/maintain a secret clearance, with 10% travel and potential relocation assistance.