James Ly
Engineering Manager, Materials & Process at Northrop Grumman
- Role
- Engineering Manager, Materials & Process (m & P) at Northrop Grumman
- Location
- Dayton, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About James Ly
Trusted, seasoned Materials & Process (M&P) Engineering Manager with extensive R&D and manufacturing experience with Black Belt certification in Design for Six Sigma (DFSS). B.A. in Chemistry, M.S. and Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, recognized for building effective relationships in heavily matrixed environments, and ability to communicate complex scientific/technical matters to all organizational levels.21 years of combined R&D and manufacturing experience in advanced adhesives, carbon-fiber polymer matrix composites, organic/polymer chemistry, nanotechnology, thermal analysis, materials characterization, mechanical testing, statistical process control (SPC), continuous improvement (CI) projects, material specifications, process standards, and root cause corrective action (RCCA), with 15 years industrial experience in Aerospace and Defense. Active Security Clearance.
Experience
Engineering Manager, Materials & Process (m & P)
Jun 2018 — Present · Dayton, OH, US
Orbital ATK was acquired by Northrop Grumman (NG) and officially transitioned in 2018.Continue to serve as dual Principal Investigator (PI)/ Engineering Manager. Honored to lead nine-member team of engineers spanning B.S. to Ph.D, college graduates to seasoned veterans. Together, our work supports production programs critical to our national defense, innovative R&D programs, and resolution to a multitude of materials engineering issues and scenarios.
Education
University of Southern California
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Materials Science and Engineering
2002 — 2006
University of Southern California
Master of Science (M.S.), Materials Science and Engineering
2000 — 2002
Carleton College
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Chemistry
1996 — 1999
Skills
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Polymer Chemistry
- Black Belt
- Nanotechnology
- Materials
- Statistical Data Analysis
- Continuous Improvement
- Carbon Nanotubes
- Spc Charts
- University Teaching
- Engineering
- Aerospace
- Product Development
- Public Speaking
- Surface Chemistry
- Spc
- Design of Experiments
- Manufacturing
- Voice of the Customer
- Six Sigma
- Communication Skills
- Leadership
- Composites
- Research and Development (R&D)
- Foreign Languages
- Electrochemistry
- Materials Science
- R&D
- Anova
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