Principal Mechanical Engineer (AHT)

Northrop Grumman • Huntsville, AL

386d • $95,800 - $143,600

About The Position

The Principal Mechanical Engineer position at Northrop Grumman involves supporting the design engineering for integration of Command and Control systems in various Department of Defense projects. This role requires expertise in mechanical engineering, particularly in the design of mechanical parts and assemblies, and collaboration with multiple functional areas to ensure successful project execution.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Minimum 6 years of experience in design engineering, manufacturing engineering, or test engineering.
• Experience creating 3D parametric models using any industry-standard 3D CAD package.
• Experience drafting, reviewing, or interpreting 2D mechanical drawings.
• Self-motivated and able to work productively and independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Good attention to detail, follow-through, and time-management skills.
• Demonstrated good verbal/written communication skills & proactive inter-personal initiative.
• Current DoD Secret (or greater) security clearance (or interim).

Nice To Haves

• Experience performing 3D solid modeling with NX.
• Experience using any industry-standard Product Lifecycle Management systems such as TeamCenter.
• Experience using Manufacturing Resource Planning systems, SAP preferred.
• Experience working in or providing engineering support to manufacturing or test/evaluation, particularly for DoD projects.
• Experience designing to Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) standards.
• Experience working in a Scrum, Agile, or Kanban product-development environment.
• Experience in integration design of C2 systems supporting DoD customers.

Responsibilities

• Design of mechanical parts and assemblies, including 3D CAD modeling and 2D drawing drafting, review, revision, and release.
• Communicating with suppliers and customers to exchange technical information.
• Collaborating with other functional areas on various aspects of product design/documentation, including procurement, production, logistics, or configuration management.
• Hands-on troubleshooting, inspection, or assembly of parts/subsystems in support of prototyping, production, or test.
• Performing engineering analyses, such as weight and center of mass, structural, transportability, or thermal; as well as authoring reports documenting them.
• Creating and delivering engineering briefings or reports to support design review activities.
• Tracking & reporting task status in an Agile for Hardware environment.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree