Principal Aeronautical Engineer / Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Aeronautical Engineer/Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison Engineer/Material Review Board) - 4/10, 1st Shift to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Vehicle Engineering organization. This role is located in Palmdale, CA. In this role, you will be assessing and dispositioning non-conformances as they occur in our test environment. The selected candidate will author detailed engineering direction as well as collaborate readily with support engineering roles in order to ensure the integrity of the final product. Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation. This position can be filled at a Principal Aeronautical Engineer level or a Sr. Principal Aeronautical Engineer level.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related professional/military experience in Engineering (for Principal Aeronautical Engineer).
- Bachelor’s of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering, OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering (for Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer).
- Knowledge of the MRB process / experience with the MRB process
- Experience with CATIA V5, NX, Visualization Pro, TeamCenter, MES, or other CAD programs
- Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
- Clearance and Program Access Required for Start as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelors or advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering
- Experience with the manufacture and repair of composite structures
- Experience with the conceptual operation, and troubleshooting of, typical aircraft subsystems
- Experience in a developmental/operational test maintenance environment
- Experience working in an aircraft manufacturing facility
- Experience interfacing with a military customer
- Experience working hands-on in a production assembly line environment
- Experience with aircraft structures design
- Experience with aircraft subsystem design
- Previous MRB/LE Authority for Engineering
Responsibilities
- Establish and maintain Material Review Board authority in order to autonomously address the rigors of the role.
- Assess, disposition, and buy off non-conformance (MRB) tags and Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) as they arise in the flight test environment.
- Coordinate dispositioned repairs, as appropriate, with support roles in the organization.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- flexible work arrangements
- phenomenal learning opportunities
- exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
- very friendly team environment
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
