Principal Propulsion Engineer – Level 3

Northrop Grumman•Corinne, UT

3d•$98,400 - $147,600•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a Principal Propulsion Engineer – Level 3 located in Promontory, UT, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. The Principal Propulsion Engineer will our Conceptual Design and Flight Performance team. This position will be at our Propulsion Systems Division facility located in Promontory, UT with periodic assignments at our Bacchus (Magna), UT location. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (STEM) with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 years of professional experience.
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
Working knowledge of solid rocket motor design and performance
Working knowledge of launch vehicles and their designs
Excellent communication skills and the ability to clearly present technical information
Proven ability to be flexible in work assignments, which may vary frequently from tasks including analysis, design, project engineering, systems engineering, etc.
Strong problem-solving skills
Excellent time management and organizational skills
Strong oral and written communication skills
General computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Nice To Haves

Experience in solid rocket motor design/analysis areas
Ability to understand motor system (big picture) while working on individual components (details)
Aerodynamics and/or loads & environments
Launch vehicle CONOPS
Active, current U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at the time of application.
Experience in optimization

Responsibilities

Responsible for all aspects of conceptual rocket motor design, flight performance and system-level design and analysis, including
Develop new concepts for use in marketing, proposal, and programmatic efforts that help shape the future of our business
Present technical solutions and information to engineering organizations, internal and external customers, and to company leadership.
Design and optimize conceptual propulsion elements and vehicles
Perform trajectory analysis of launch vehicles, missiles, and sounding rockets
Solve a variety of challenging, often open-ended, aerospace engineering problems
Expected travel around 10%
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
discretionary bonus
Annual bonuses
Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)