Engineer Propulsion/Structural Analysis
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, with an office located in Elkton, Maryland is currently seeking an experienced Propulsion Engineer – Structural Analysis to support our Solid Rocket Motor development efforts. This Northrop Grumman facility in Elkton, Maryland began solid-propellant rocket operations in 1948. Today, the Elkton facility designs, develops, and produces solid-propellant propulsion and ordnance systems in programs professionally managed for a wide variety of Government and commercial customers. The facility also serves as the hub for offsite engineering and test facilities in Ronkonkoma, NY, and Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Elkton, Maryland is located on the Upper Chesapeake Bay, midway between Philadelphia and Baltimore. Discover charming small towns, parks with miles of trails, specialty and antique shops, award winning restaurants, and inns. You can hike, bike, camp, bird watch, ride horseback, or drop a fishing line. Five rivers, Chesapeake Bay and the C&D Canal can be explored by boat or by land. Experience panoramic views from Turkey Point Lighthouse on a bluff overlooking the Bay, or from the banks of the C&D Canal where ships from around the globe cruise. https://www.ccgov.org/government/tourism
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in STEM plus two years of related experience or Master’s Degree in STEM and 0 or more years of experience
- Experience in modeling with FEA software (ABAQUS, NASTRAN, ANSYS, FEMAP, or equivalent)
- Demonstrated ability to prepare and present analytical results in both oral and written formats.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, writing, presentation and critical thinking skills.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
- Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance which requires US Citizenship as a pre-requisite
Nice To Haves
- Degree in Aerospace Engineering or Mechanical Engineering
- Current Active Security Clearance
- Experience in modeling systems with material and geometric non-linearities involving large deformations and contact
- Experience in modeling systems subject to high temperature environments undergoing ablation and material decomposition
- Knowledge of advanced material modeling concepts such as metal plasticity, elastomeric behavior, and composite materials
- Knowledge of system modeling tools such as Matlab/Simulink, or equivalents.
- Experience using NX solid modeling software
Responsibilities
- Conduct structural analyses in support of solid rocket motor propulsion system design and verification activities.
- Create mathematical models to match the physics of the system under evaluation including proper analysis methods/tools, proper boundary conditions, and appropriate material properties
- Assist project team in design of experiments testing to provide necessary data to support detailed analyses.
- Help in interpretation of analytical results and develop recommendations pertinent to system improvement.
- Prepare and present technical reports and presentations of work product to both internal and external customers.
- Support technical assessments of test hardware and test data including validation of analysis
- Support propulsion and subsystem IPT leads to ensure technical and cost execution of each system component.
- Form close working relationships with the customer technical community and specific customer technical points of contact.
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
- discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
