Northrop Grumman Australia · 1 month ago
Principal Engineer NDT
United States-California-Sunnyvale
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$104K/yr - $155K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security, and they are seeking a Principal NDT Engineer to join their team in Sunnyvale, CA. The role involves setting up and conducting non-destructive tests, establishing testing procedures, monitoring manufacturing processes, and training Level II NDT Inspectors.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Set-up and conduct non-destructive tests to include Magnetic Particle, Liquid Penetrant, Ultrasonic and Radiographic methods to determine acceptability
Establish testing procedures and methods, such as shooting sketches
Monitor manufacturing processes and operations, conduct tests and inspections to assure compliance
Weld visual inspection experience required
Train and certify Level II NDT Inspectors
This position may specialize in the areas of design, product evaluation, metrology and/ or research and development as they apply to product or process quality
Some travel may be required
Qualification
Required
A bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years of relevant manufacturing experience; OR a High School Diploma/GED and 9 or more years of relevant manufacturing experience
Experience with complex part geometry welding inspection, machining processes, experience interpreting product specifications, customer purchase orders and military specifications for quality planning and management purposes
Experience reading mechanical drawings
Experience navigating and administering production work orders and processing nonconforming material in an ERP environment
Experience conducting manufacturing process failure analyses and corrective action investigations
Experience working as a contributing member of an integrated manufacturing team
Non Destructive Test experience
Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance
U.S. Citizenship is a required
Preferred
Certification in Multiple Non Destructive Inspection (NDI) Disciplines (UT, MT, PT, visual, dimensional, load tests, etc.)
2 Year degree/certification from NDI Training Institution
VT, PT, MT, UT, and RT Level III Certification Preferred
ASNT Level III certification
Experience with NSTP - 278, NSTP – 1688
Experience with Phased Array technology
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase