Sentinel- Staff Material Process/PMP Engineer (Secret Clearance) - 19821

Northrop Grumman Strategic Deterrent Systems (SDS) located in Roy, UT is seeking an experienced Material Process Engineer/Parts Materials & Processes (PMP) to join our team of highly qualified and diverse individuals.

• Develop and maintain part, material and process specifications, standards, and controlled documents aligned with customer and industry requirements (e.g., NASA, MIL, IPC, ASTM).
• Lead selection, characterization, and qualification of electronic parts, materials, and processes to support avionics/space/defense hardware meeting performance, reliability, and environmental requirements.
• Review engineering drawings for producibility, clarity, completeness and accuracy according to accepted producibility techniques, and/or project requirements, and propose alternatives when necessary.
• Identify, plan and execute qualification and screening test programs for new parts, materials, and processes
• Provide PM&P support to design, manufacturing, and test IPTs throughout the product lifecycle
• Monitor and interpret part alerts (e.g., GIDEP), obsolescence notices, RoHS/REACH and other regulatory impacts, and counterfeit risk; recommend mitigations and alternates
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (design, manufacturing, test, quality, supply chain) to integrate PM&P requirements and ensure robust, producible hardware.

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Materials Process or related STEM field
• Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience
• Minimum of 8 years of Parts Materials & Processes (PMP) engineering experience
• U.S. citizen
• Active Secret clearance at time of application
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Strong written and oral communication for test plans and stakeholder briefings.
• Basic project management skills (schedule, risk, resource coordination).
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, ASME Y14.24 drawings, and 3D models.
• Knowledge of material properties, process controls, failure modes, material traceability, and serialized part control.
• Experience with DoD/aerospace standards such as MIL-STD-11991.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience defining and maintaining approved part, material, and process options aligned to mission profiles, environments, and reliability requirements.
• Experience leading selection, characterization, and qualification of electronic parts, materials, and processes for avionics/space/defense hardware to meet performance, reliability, and environmental requirements.
• Experience reviewing engineering drawings for producibility, clarity, completeness, and accuracy using accepted producibility techniques, and proposing alternatives when appropriate.
• Familiarity with reviewing process capability, SPC data, and quality metrics to ensure materials and processes are controlled and capable of meeting design requirements.
• Experience identifying, planning, and executing qualification and screening test programs for new parts, materials, and processes.
• Background providing Parts, Materials & Processes (PM&P) support to design, manufacturing, and test integrated product teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Experience leading or supporting failure investigations related to materials and processes.
• Experience monitoring and interpreting part alerts (e.g., GIDEP), obsolescence notices, RoHS/REACH and other regulatory impacts, and counterfeit risk, and recommending mitigations and alternate solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (design, manufacturing, test, quality, supply chain) to integrate PM&P requirements and ensure robust, producible hardware.