Staff Engineer Material Process

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Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) is an industry-leading provider for prime satellite and payload capabilities and directed energy and electronics solutions for national security, military, and civil customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible, possible.

SSSD has an opening for a Staff Metallurgist to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, California.

The Staff Material Process Engineer will be part of the Engineering Team and is responsible for providing Materials and Processes support to aerospace hardware production, developing materials, processes, engineering specifications, and performing metallurgical evaluations and failure analyses. The successful candidate will collaborate with design engineering, manufacturing, QA, and customers to help deliver high quality, precision aerospace products. Our Staff Metallurgist will also investigate opportunities for improving existing materials, processes, equipment, adherence to specifications, and technology for attaining cost reduction and continuous improvement goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide expertise and guidance on aluminum, ferrous materials, other metals, material development, material selection, material testing, coatings and failure analysis.

• Provide expertise and guidance on the relationship between materials and manufacturing processes focused mainly on plating, coatings, and adhesives.

• Investigate opportunities for improving existing materials, processes, equipment, and technology.

• Provide hands-on support to production operations to implement cost reduction and productivity improvement projects.

• Perform rigorous failure analysis. Conduct or manage laboratory testing and analysis.

• Support prototype trials, materials analysis and performance characterization.

• Participate in development and improvement of strategic suppliers.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Space Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This position’s 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 in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline from an accredited university AND 13+ years of metallurgical industry experience OR Master’s in STEM with 11+ years of metallurgical industry experience OR PhD in STEM with 8+ years of metallurgical industry experience

• Ability to obtain and maintain a SCI clearance

• Demonstrated expertise in aluminum, titanium, and/or ferrous metallurgy

• Experience with manufacturing processes including plating, anodize, conversion coatings, and painting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active SCI clearance

• Material selection and qualification experience

• Metallurgical evaluation skills and failure analysis techniques and methodologies

• Metallurgical experience in the aerospace industry

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% domestically and internationally

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