
Associate Propellant Materials and Process Engineer
Northrop Grumman
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Clearfield • Utah • United States
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Salary
💰 $65,800 - $98,800 per year
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