Manager Material Process Engineering with Security Clearance

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Melbourne
Posted on: March 23, 2020

Job Description:

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom and democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have a lot of 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. The successful candidate will manage the functional engineering activities of approximately ten Materials and Processes Engineers. The Section Manager is responsible for design product integrity, process adherence, staffing, training and tools. Specific responsibilities include materials and processing technical oversight, participation in the performance review process, management of personnel records and participation in corrective or disciplinary actions. Staffing responsibilities may include hiring, reduction in force actions, recruiting of personnel and working to ensure that materials engineers with the appropriate skills and experience are deployed. The ability to manage training opportunities and budget allocations, as well as participation in tool, process, and metric initiatives is required. Team engagement is a key focus. The ability to mentor, provide career guidance and coaching, and to lead others is required. As previously noted, the Section Manager will also perform materials engineering tasks, which will comprise the majority of the candidate's work statement, these may include but are not limited to the following: Analyzes, researches, designs and develops materials and their related fabrication and application processes to develop and optimize materials for use in engineering design of and/or application in structures, systems and subsystems. Applies principles of chemistry, physics, and material behavior to develop metallic, non-metallic and composite material and processing specifications, fabrication and assembly processes. Develops, analyzes and applies material properties and design allowables, processing processes and quality engineering specifications. Material analyses may include root cause and failure analysis of components, systems and subsystems, life predictions, and definition and requirement specifications. May review and approve subcontractor material processing procedures. This position may require travel, but will be permanently located in Melbourne, Florida. To learn more about our hiring process for manager positions, please view our "Selecting the Best Qualified Managers" video: www.northropgrumman.com/SQMVideo Qualifications: Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university 10+ years of experience in Materials engineering field. Active DoD Secret Clearance Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's or Master Degree in Metallurgy or Materials Science. Proven history of leadership Proficiency with TeamCenter or equivalent PLM software. Ability to generate CDRLs, hazardous material management program reports. Experience interfacing with a DoD customer. Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ability to collaborate within a team and across team environments Ability to prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish the project result. Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities and/or accomplishing them simultaneously Ability to comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions Ability to lead an engineering or cross-functional team Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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