Sentinel - Fracture Control Manager 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have 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.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Fracture Control Manager to lead the Stress Fracture Control team. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

The qualified candidate will lead the Fracture Control team and a growing team of 12-15 analysis engineers. The manager will work 80% of their time managing the Fracture Control requirements for the Sentinel program and its suppliers. The remaining 20% of time will be spent on functional home room support and duties.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing a small technical team to ensure statement of work execution including team program increment planning, task management, and schedule execution.

• Serve as a functional manager responsible for employee development, growth, and performance.

• Supporting relevant Northrop Grumman Defense Systems Community of Practice.

• Regularly recruiting, staffing, and retaining team talent.

• Hosting bi-weekly team staff meetings and monthly 1:1 meetings with each of your direct reports.

• Performing independent readiness assessments for the Aerospace Vehicle Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews.

• Maintaining the Fracture Control Plan and Process including submission, customer comment resolution and approval by the customer.

• Coordinating Fracture Control requirement flow down to suppliers through Supplier Management Teams.

• Participate in preliminary design reviews to influence design choices to minimize Fracture Critical components

• Perform fracture analysis as required to support the Analysis homeroom including static, dynamics, stability, and damage tolerance analysis.

• Participate in the Fracture Control Board responsible for assessing and dispositioning fracture critical parts and components.

• Serve as Materials Engineering subject matter expert for all engineering activities related. to fracture mechanics and design for fatigue and fracture.

• Derive material property requirements for damage tolerant design and expected life, maximum allowable flaw size based on the loading spectra for given applications.

• Support material review board (MRB) as required for structural and damage tolerance substantiation.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

You’ll Bring These Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) from an accredited university with 8 years of experience; or Master's degree with 6 years of experience;

• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need.

• Ability to assess engineering design against Fracture Control requirements.

• Experience authoring technical reports and presenting data in support of disposition of Fracture Critical parts.

• Experience with finite element modeling (FEM).

• Experience with any of the following software packages: AFGROW, NASGRO, ANSYS, Abaqus CAE, Femap, Nastran.

• 1 year of experience managing a technical project and team.

These Qualifications Are Nice To Have :

• Metallic and Composite damage tolerance/structural Finite Element Analysis (FEA) experience.

• Knowledge of composite materials.

• Familiarity with standards and requirements governing Fracture control in Launch Vehicles including the Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (MIL-STD-1530), AIAA-S-110, SMC-S-025, SMC-S-016, AIAA-S-080, and AIAA-S-081.

• Knowledge of MIL-STD-1530 and NASA-STD-5019 for Fracture Control/Damage Tolerance.

• Experience supporting MRB.

• Experience with individual contributor performance assessments.

Primary Level Salary Range: $139,100.00 - $208,700.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Job Category: Engineering