Northrop Grumman

Associate Propellant Materials and Process Engineer

Northrop Grumman

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: ClearfieldUtahUnited States

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Salary

💰 $65,800 - $98,800 per year

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Support propellant casting campaigns, ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and performance standards.
  • Author and maintain specifications, shop floor planning, and related engineering documentation.
  • Perform data collection, analysis, and interpretation using tools such as Excel, VBA, or Python to identify trends and improve understanding of process behavior.
  • Support root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions to address manufacturing defects.
  • Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to develop and continuously improve propellant manufacturing processes.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve challenges related to processing, tooling, and facilities, and implement effective solutions.
  • Create technical reports and presentations to communicate findings and proposals to leadership, customers, and internal teams.
  • Perform tabletop reviews with manufacturing operations teams to validate process plans and outcomes.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree (for level 1) or Master’s Degree (for level 2)
  • Be majoring in or having majored in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, or related STEM degree
  • Able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
  • Experience using programming languages such as VBA or Python for data analysis (preferred)
  • Exposure to writing and updating shop floor plans or production documentation
  • Knowledge of process validation and qualification practices
  • Experience conducting process troubleshooting and implementing process improvements
Benefits
  • health insurance coverage
  • life and disability insurance
  • savings plan
  • Company paid holidays
  • paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data analysisprocess validationprocess troubleshootingcorrective actionspreventive actionstechnical reportingshop floor planningpropellant manufacturingExcelVBA
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvinganalytical thinkingattention to detail
Certifications
Bachelor’s DegreeMaster’s DegreeU.S. Government security clearance