Job Description
The candidate will be responsible for preparing, testing and evaluating a wide variety of adhesives to support laboratory testing and quality assurance processes. This role plays a critical part in ensuring material integrity, regulatory compliance, and accurate test results.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Collect representative samples in accordance with engineering, regulatory, and laboratory requirements.
• Verify material identification and ensure traceability during the fabrication and testing process and ensure all materials are properly labeled and stored following engineering and planning requirements.
• Communicate any inconsistencies, deviations, or safety concerns to appropriate personnel.
• Adhere to safety and hygiene standards, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Maintain laboratory infrastructure including sample preparation and equipment set-ups and breakdown. Candidate will be expected to maintain a high standard of operational discipline to support clean, safe, and efficient operations.
• Work with LIMS, Quality, and inventory databases to track material and test results.
Basic Qualifications:
• High School diploma or equivalent and 2 years additional education and/or related experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
• No clearance required to start
• Familiarity with MSDS/SDS and hazardous material handling procedures.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs regularly.
• Comfortable working in environments that may involve exposure to chemicals, noise, and temperature variations.
• Use of PPE including gloves, safety glasses, lab smocks, and ESD safety shoes is required.
• Basic computer and software competencies are required.
• Flexibility to occasionally work swing shifts and weekends when required.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in a laboratory, manufacturing, or warehouse environment, especially with chemical handling, is highly desirable.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with adhesives in engineering, manufacturing, or lab setting.
• Strong understanding of adhesive chemistry and bonding principles.
• Knowledge of surface preparation, application techniques, cure cycles, and post-processing.
• Mechanical testing knowledge (e.g., tensile, shear and peel strength).
• Familiarity with ASTM methods related to adhesive performance.
• Experience with handling and disposal of energetic materials
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The candidate will be responsible for preparing, testing and evaluating a wide variety of adhesives to support laboratory testing and quality assurance processes. This role plays a critical part in ensuring material integrity, regulatory compliance, and accurate test results.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
• Collect representative samples in accordance with engineering, regulatory, and laboratory requirements.
• Verify material identification and ensure traceability during the fabrication and testing process and ensure all materials are properly labeled and stored following engineering and planning requirements.
• Communicate any inconsistencies, deviations, or safety concerns to appropriate personnel.
• Adhere to safety and hygiene standards, including the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Maintain laboratory infrastructure including sample preparation and equipment set-ups and breakdown. Candidate will be expected to maintain a high standard of operational discipline to support clean, safe, and efficient operations.
• Work with LIMS, Quality, and inventory databases to track material and test results.
Basic Qualifications:
• High School diploma or equivalent and 2 years additional education and/or related experience. Will consider an additional 4+ years of experience in lieu of degree.
• No clearance required to start
• Familiarity with MSDS/SDS and hazardous material handling procedures.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs regularly.
• Comfortable working in environments that may involve exposure to chemicals, noise, and temperature variations.
• Use of PPE including gloves, safety glasses, lab smocks, and ESD safety shoes is required.
• Basic computer and software competencies are required.
• Flexibility to occasionally work swing shifts and weekends when required.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in a laboratory, manufacturing, or warehouse environment, especially with chemical handling, is highly desirable.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with adhesives in engineering, manufacturing, or lab setting.
• Strong understanding of adhesive chemistry and bonding principles.
• Knowledge of surface preparation, application techniques, cure cycles, and post-processing.
• Mechanical testing knowledge (e.g., tensile, shear and peel strength).
• Familiarity with ASTM methods related to adhesive performance.
• Experience with handling and disposal of energetic materials
Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below:
[https://www.northropgrumman.com/space](https://www.northropgrumman.com/space)
Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site.
[Northrop Grumman Total Rewards](https://totalrewards.northropgrumman.com/?_gl=11y2u5rc_gcl_auMTkyMjcyNDUxNS4xNzUyNTg4MDg3_gaMzA4NDM5NjgzLjE2NzM5ODM3ODg._ga_7YV3CDX0R2*czE3NTMyNzU3NDgkbzEyMzckZzEkdDE3NTMyNzY2ODQkajU5JGwwJGgw)
About Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company. Our pioneering solutions equip out customers with the capabilities they need to connect and protect the world and push the boundaries of human exploration across the universe. Driven by a shared purpose to solve our customers’ toughest problems, our nearly 100,000 employees contribute to launching the technology of tomorrow, today.
© 2025 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.
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