Sentinel - Sr Principal Metals & Corrosion Material Process Engineer- *17364

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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.

Strategic Deterrent Systems (SDS) located in Roy, UT is seeking a Sr Principal Metals & Corrosion Material Process Engineer to join our team of highly qualified and diverse individuals.

What You Will Get To Do:

• Responsible to perform full spectrum of corrosion management tasks on assigned system and sub-systems to ensure streamlined risk identification, risk mitigation, and tracking of corrosion issues during the design of weapon systems and equipment under an overarching Systems Engineering framework.
• Develop/maintain/review & approve Corrosion Prevention and Control Plans(CPCPs), PPSLs, PAMPLs of all design teams and their major sub suppliers and perform issue tracking and risk mitigation for all corrosion issues.
• Demonstrates a complete understanding and wide application of technical principles, theories, and concepts relative to service life estimation and corrosion
• 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.
• Create, analyze, and produce roadmaps, impact, and issue reports and present data to stakeholders, customers, and upper management. Research specifications and standards to support metals and corrosion engineering processes. Research technical, corrosion data sources using Government and commercial sources. Review and evaluate engineering solutions, design, and technical data for corrosion impacts. Follow Systems Engineering disciplines and processes. Assist in the Hexavalent Chromium prevention process. Applicant will be expected to maintain close coordination with several integrated product teams, provide detailed status to program leadership, participate in Corrosion Prevention and Advisory Board meetings, 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 for establishing corrosion best practices for galvanic assessments, service life predictions, failure analysis, and 3D modeling.

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.  

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree Materials Engineering or related STEM field
• 8 years of relevant experience
• Must be a US Citizen
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
• Previous experience leading projects
• Familiarity with metallurgical engineering
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and 3D models
• Experience with AWS and/or ASME welding specifications

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in Corrosion Engineering or Metallurgy, Welding Engineering, Chemical Engineering, OR Materials Engineering.
• Familiarity with Corrosion, metallurgy, welding, mechanical properties, materials properties, etc.
• Understanding of process/procedure development, control, and improvement
• Demonstrated passion for corrosion, metallurgy, material properties, etc.
• Demonstrated passion for being a creative or out-of-the box thinking
• Test Plan Writing and reviewing experience negotiation soft skills
• Experience reviewing & approving materials and processes to be added to Program Approved Materials and processes list
• Familiar with Service Life Testing, reliability sampling, and failure analysis,
• Ability to obtain and maintain 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
• Demonstrated experience in making sound decisions in uncertain and difficult situations.
• Strong sense of urgency and work ethic in ensuring engineering meets customer and program expectations in a timely and efficient manner
• Experience in leading/supporting a development engineering team
• Demonstrated experience working with customers to ensure project success
• Experience in performing in an Agile environment and knowledge/understanding of JIRA

Primary Level Salary Range: $111,700.00 - $167,500.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

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.