Sr Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Hydraulics Responsible Engineer

Northrop Grumman • Palmdale, CA

4d • $142,200 - $213,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Sr Principal Engineer Aeronautical - Hydraulics Responsible Engineer (Level 4) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in Palmdale, CA. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 4 years of related engineering experience.
• Experience working with diverse technical teams and leading others.
• Experience working with aeronautic hydraulic systems
• Knowledge of design, analysis and/or engineering tools development
• Proficient with typical office toolsets such as Windows OS and Microsoft Office Suite
• Proficient at locating and examining technical data from Computer Aided Design
• Experience using CATIA V5 to examine 3D models
• Experience with PLM tools (EX Teamcenter, smart team, etc.) to locate and examine technical data
• Active U.S Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• Ability to obtain and maintain subsequent SAP PARs following commencement of employment to be able to completely support statement of work.

Nice To Haves

• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.
• Active U.S Government Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Experience working on Special Access Programs
• Experience with hydraulic system design and analysis
• Experience applying Siemens AMESIM, MATLAB/Simulink, or similar analysis tools to hydraulic subsystems

Responsibilities

• Serve as the subject matter expert for the hydraulics subsystem
• Lead a small team that defines and champions system improvement initiatives as they become necessary
• Serve as an engineering representative in the supplier management team for all suppliers providing components of the subsystem
• Perform system analysis as needed to serve specialty engineering needs
• Define and document changes and revisions to the subsystem
• Provide direct response to subsystem needs as they arise from the user, the customer, and/or program leadership
• Present effective technical briefs on all of the above for all levels of consumption (i.e. user, customer, program leadership, etc.)

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior