Aeronautical or Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Air Vehicle Configuration Design & Integration

Northrop Grumman•El Segundo, CA

3d•$91,800 - $171,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Aeronautical Engineer or 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 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 should have exposure to the fields of aerodynamics, aircraft performance and sizing, propulsion, CFD, structural design, and mass properties analysis. In addition, the selected individual should 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 and 2 years of related engineering experience; or a Master's Degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience (for Aeronautical Engineer).
Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master's Degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a relevant STEM discipline with 1 year of related engineering experience (for Principal Aeronautical Engineer).
Demonstrated proficiency with an industry standard design tool such as Siemens NX, CATIA V5, or ProE CAD.
Demonstrated proficiency in MS Office with good technical writing skills and the ability to communicate and present technical material to various stakeholders.
A 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

Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Aeronautical or Aerospace Engineering.
Experience supporting the design and modeling of advanced air vehicle concepts
Knowledge of historical aircraft designs
Ability to lead a configuration design 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 to solve complex vehicle design challenges across all vehicle design stages.