Principal/ Sr. Principal Aeronautical Engineer 3/4 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman

91d • $110,300 - $165,500

About The Position

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Defense Systems in Northridge, CA. is currently seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Aeronautical Engineer. We are excited for you to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. Our domain provides rewarding work that contributes to the latest advancements being made in the missile defense industry.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 5 years of experience in Engineering, Finance, Project Management, or related technical fields, OR Master of Science (MS) degree in a relevant STEM discipline and 3 years of experience, OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience.
• Must have an Active DoD Secret Clearance.
• Ability to acquire SAP Clearance.
• 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.
• US Citizenship.

Nice To Haves

• Degree in Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering.
• Team player with a strong work ethic and initiative to perform in a cross functional team.
• Experience working in or providing engineering support to manufacturing or test/evaluation, particularly for DoD projects.
• Experience working in a Scrum, Agile, or Kanban product-development environment.
• Experience in creating electronics packaging.
• Experience design for manufacturability.
• Experience with designing for EMI sensitive environments.
• Experience creating trade studies for design for cost analysis.
• Experience in material selection.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading the SiAW Airframe Design Team as the Product Owner.
• Design of mechanical parts and assemblies, including 3D CAD modeling; 2D drawing drafting, review, revision, and release; selection of components and materials; support of trade studies.
• Communicating with suppliers and customers to exchange technical information.
• Coordinate with supply chain regarding supplier changes, cost reductions, process improvements, and changing suppliers.
• Coordinate with manufacturing regarding design and process improvements.
• 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 tolerance stack up analysis and authoring reports documenting them.
• Collaborating with analysis teams who are responsible for performing mass properties, structural, thermal, and materials/processes reports.
• Creating and delivering engineering briefings or reports to support design review activities.
• Tracking & reporting task status.
• Assist team to develop/document best practices and mentor less experienced engineers.
• Create and maintain design history files and track design defects, assign priority/severity, ensure design owner assigned, and report on status.
• Resolve NCs and guide team members on NC resolution.

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: Senior
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree