Principal Energetic Engineer/Energetic Engineer – Level 3 or Level 2
About The Position
Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Principal Energetic Engineer (level 3) or Energetic Engineer (Level 2) to join our team in Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, FL. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. Northrop Grumman’s Space Systems Sector is seeking an engineer eager to dive into the hands on world of rocket hardware manufacturing. In this role you will develop, maintain, and continuously improve manufacturing processes that support the component refurbishment, assembly, integrity test, and the assembly test and checkout of the Thrust Vector Control and Avionics systems for NASA’s Space Launch System Solid Rocket Booster program. This role also involves preventative maintenance, calibrations, and troubleshooting potential problems to resolution of the test and production support equipment.
Requirements
- Basic Qualifications for Level 2: Approved STEM Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional/relevant experience – OR – Approved STEM Master’s degree with 0 years of professional/relevant experience.
- Basic Qualifications for Level 3: Approved STEM Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional/relevant experience – OR – Approved STEM Master’s degree with 3 years of professional/relevant experience.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.
- Ability to read, interpret, and apply complex engineering drawings and specifications.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint) for documentation, data tracking, and collaboration.
Nice To Haves
- Labview
- Background in industrial machinery
- Aerospace / Defense hydraulic component processing
- MATLAB
- Maximo
- Root-Cause Analysis
Responsibilities
- Support electrical and mechanical production support equipment (PSE), assuring readiness via calibration verification and validation testing, and troubleshooting failures as necessary.
- Support TVC fuel, hydraulic, and pneumatic acceptance test operations as a team member under the direction of the Test Conductor.
- Support Acceptance Check Out of the Avionics systems assuring communication (command-response) for the various control systems, and Integration tests under direction of the Test Conductor.
- Support electrical Development and Operational Flight Instrumentation (DFI/OFI) installations and tests.
- Create and maintain electronic process planning and test documents.
- Document and drive corrective actions for hardware nonconformances.
- Document and drive corrective actions for test equipment anomalies and failures.
- Interpret complex drawings and specs; translate them into clear process guidance.
- Clarify work instruction intent for operators and answer technical questions.
- Verify readiness of work instructions, flight critical parts, and materials for new processes.
- Participate in pre and post build reviews and suggest improvements.
- Audit manufacturing steps to uncover efficiency or waste reduction opportunities.
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- a discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
