SR TECHNICAL ASSISTANT - WELD ENGINEERING

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

## Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE POSITION:

Perform a variety of technical welding (includes brazing and soldering) tasks including making analyses of and modifying designs, processes, techniques and equipment, making advanced calculations and setting up and demonstrating welding equipment and techniques; training of personnel on equipment and techniques used in the production environment; completion and filing of certification records and test results.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

1\. Analyze incoming welding work orders, tasks and data for modification of designs, equipment, fabrication techniques and processes, determine requirements and improvements, originate documentation and execute the accomplishment of the tasks.

2\. Maintain complete familiarity in setting up and demonstrating welding equipment for all welding processes used to obtain maximum effectiveness of new equipment and techniques at a high technical level.

3\. Perform advanced technical calculations, analyses and checking of same.

4\. Lead the practical steps for the hire of new welders by ensuring: equipment and test plates are available and set-up for testing, the candidate receives the instructions for testing (Weld process tests to follow documented Welder Applicant Test procedure, examples include: fillet for FCAW, fillet for GMAW, horseshoe for FCAW and GMAW, 8 hours for test), welds are evaluated after the test, paperwork is completed based upon the evaluation, results are presented to the hiring manager with recommendation, and the paperwork/plates are identified and stored for 1 year.

5\. Lead the efforts to obtain certifications, re-certifications of new weld processes by ensuring: provide verbal and practical instructions and training of process to the welder (verbal and “hands on”), have materials available for official test, instruct welder on test protocol and uses proper paperwork (test traveler), ensuring equipment is working properly before testing, material is routed to correct departments for test evaluations (Sand Blast, NDT, etc)., paperwork is documented correctly, provides management results and resolves issues

6\. Supports Welder Updates and ensures paperwork is documented correctly for such activities

7\. Supports new welders by providing classroom training and practical training on processes before employees are released to the floor

8\. Work with the Welding Mfg Engineering department manager to lead the efforts in maintaining weld training area materials to support training activities: identifying consumables, equipment and tooling, submitting approved procurement requests, maintaining inventory tracking, etc.

9\. Support Root Cause Corrective Action efforts for workmanship and quality issues involving all processes.

10\. Maintain the weld training lab and area. Organize, clean, and ensure safety compliance in area.

11\. Perform Equipment checks (new equipment or significant equipment repairs as deemed necessary)

12\. Perform Equipment maintenance and repair as needed

13\. Hold equipment manufacturer’s repair and maintenance training certification

14\. Support ME’s on PQR’s and MTA projects

15\. Provides direction to and work with the Weld Qualifier when support is needed

16\. Collect welding parameters, weld pass sequence and other data and prepare such documentation as tables, charts, graphs and reports.

17\. Locate and interpret reference documents, such as MIL-spec’s and standards.

18\. Establish and maintain welder certification records and weld test data.

19\. Monitor critical production welding applications for the purpose of dimensional and weld quality control requirements and provide welding technology assistance as required.

20\. Specify and recommend new welding equipment and accessories as required. Work with suppliers to obtain quotes for equipment and equipment demonstrations.

21\. Perform work of equal or lower code level as required.

This is a Union represented position subject to the provisions of the current labor agreement between Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, Sunnyvale, and IAM Local Lodge 1101.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or equivalent and 2 years of college, including courses in welding technology, or its recognized equivalent.
• Experience utilizing GTAW (Gas Tungsten Arc Welding), SMAW (Shielded Metal Arc Welding), FCAW (Flux Core Arc Welding), SAW (Sub-Arc Welding) and GMAW (Gas Metal Arc Welding) welding processes.
• Experience explaining and communicating technical welding processes to others.
• Ability to perform and pass an onsite welding skill assessment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel).
• US Citizenship required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2 years as a Welding Instructor or its recognized equivalent in other training and/or higher education.
• Have a thorough understanding of both launcher and propulsion power generation products and processes used to manufacture them.
• Experience with supporting PQR process for weld engineering.
• Provide evidence of recent welding applications that passed UT and/or RT inspection.
• Experience reading weld symbols and blueprints.
• Experience utilizing EBW (Electron Beam Welding), WAAM (Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing), and/or robotic welding.
• Experience using MRP/ERP systems.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.