Principal or Sr. Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Air Vehicle Configuration Design and Integration

Northrop Grumman•El Segundo, CA

4d•$114,000 - $213,400•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics Systems – Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) transforms breakthrough ideas into mission-ready capabilities through intelligent anticipation. We’re the front-end design engine, defining what comes next. From developing cutting-edge next-generation future aircraft to trailblazing collaborative autonomous platforms, we push the boundaries of technology and forge industry-leading partnerships that set new standards for what’s possible. Our team owns the full lifecycle of advanced concept creation, from visionary early-stage designs and rapid prototyping to high-impact demonstrations and solving the toughest technical challenges in survivability, autonomy, and battle management. We seek curious, adaptable people who thrive on turning intuition into breakthrough solutions. If you’re driven to invent the future, build what’s next, and shape the landscape of national security, this is where you belong. Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal or Sr. Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Air Vehicle Configuration Design and Integration to join our team in Redondo Beach, CA or El Segundo, CA. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in the design of air vehicles with practical experience in the development of new vehicle concepts, including experience/knowledge relating to conceptual vehicle layout/design, air vehicle integration, parametric modeling for Multi-Disciplinary Optimization, and surface design / loft. To be successful, the selected individual shall have exposure to the fields of aerodynamics, aircraft performance and sizing, propulsion, CFD, structural design, and mass properties analysis. In addition, the selected individual will have an understanding of the air vehicle maturation process as a design transitions from concept through manufacturing and flight test.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's Degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience; OR a PhD in a relevant STEM discipline with 1 year of related experience (for Principal level).
Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's Degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 6 years of related experience; OR a PhD in a relevant STEM discipline with 4 years of related experience (for Sr. Principal level).
Demonstrated proficiency with an industry standard design tool such as Siemens NX, CATIA V5, or ProE CAD.
Ability to participate in knowledge transfer and training for junior teammates
Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office with good technical writing skills and the ability to communicate and present technical material to various stakeholders.
Demonstrated experience with and the ability to collaborate and coordinate across multiple engineering disciplines
Current, active in-scope US Government Secret security clearance or higher, with the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting the design and modeling of advanced air vehicle concepts with some experience in hypersonic vehicles
Design experience relating to the development of Air Vehicles concepts
Knowledge of historical aircraft designs
Ability to lead an air vehicle team, provide staffing planning and estimation
Experience with CAD product lifecycle model management systems
Demonstrated knowledge relating to design principles used on Low Observable vehicles
Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.

Responsibilities

Support the Configuration Design and Integration team through the development and design of multiple advanced air vehicles concepts.
Develop parametric CAD models (primarily in Siemens NX) in support of conceptual vehicle sizing studies for advanced Air Vehicles
Support vehicle design configuration trade study tasks in conjunction with multiple disciplines including aerodynamics, propulsion, mass properties, performance, survivability, airframe and other groups to solve complex vehicle design challenges across all vehicle design stages