Staff Aerodynamics Engineer
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is hiring a Staff Aerodynamics Engineer for an on-site position in Melbourne, Florida. The role serves as the Staff Aerodynamics Engineer lead, integrating Flight Sciences discipline inputs into a cohesive, technically sound message. The engineer applies experience in wind tunnel and flight test data analysis, tool development, technical documentation, and bids, proposals, and capture programs to communicate complex aerodynamic performance and design concepts to technical teams and program stakeholders. The position supports development and production programs through aerodynamic analysis and design, aircraft design and sizing, technical reporting, and flight-test activities. It also advocates for new tool development on legacy programs. Relocation assistance may be available. The role requires an active U.S. Government Secret clearance and involves travel approximately 10% of the time.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline and 12 years of related professional or military experience, or a master's degree and 10 years of related professional or military experience, or a Ph.D. and 8 years of related professional or military experience.
- Active U.S. Government Secret clearance, with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
- Experience in supplier/customer relationship management, including briefing, coordinating, and/or follow-up.
- Demonstrated understanding of design, analysis, and/or engineering tools development.
- Experience with MATLAB and/or FORTRAN.
- Demonstrated experience locating and examining technical data from Computer-Aided Design.
- Experience generating technical documents and working with software and data-processing tools such as MS Word, MS Excel, and PowerPoint.
Nice To Haves
- Active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance or higher, with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrollment in Continuous Evaluation.
- Experience working within a Flight Sciences organization, such as Aircraft Configuration, Propulsion, Flying Qualities, Loads and Dynamics, or Mass Properties.
- Experience in wind-tunnel testing, test-data analysis, simulation analysis, and/or flight demonstration and validation tests.
- Experience utilizing Siemens AMESIM, MATLAB/Simulink, or similar analysis tools.
- Experience writing or reviewing technical documents such as CDRLs, SSOWs, SRDs, ICDs, and SDRL reviews.
- Experience leading, mentoring, and developing multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver complex technical solutions within cost and schedule constraints across engineering lifecycle phases.
- Aerodynamic analysis and design experience in large-category aircraft.
- Knowledge of bids, proposal, and capture program processes.
- Familiarity with MIL-Spec aerodynamic performance requirements.
Responsibilities
- Perform aerodynamic analysis and design in support of development and production programs.
- Perform aircraft design using aircraft sizing tools and develop the design space.
- Document analysis results and generate and approve technical reports and CDRLs.
- Support flight-test activities, including planning, telemetry-room data monitoring, and pre- and post-flight briefings.
- Reduce, review, analyze, and correlate aerodynamic data acquired during flight tests and wind-tunnel tests.
- Advocate for new tool development on legacy programs.
- Integrate Flight Sciences discipline inputs into a cohesive, technically sound message and communicate aerodynamic performance and design concepts to technical teams and program stakeholders.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus, depending on the position
- Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results
- Potential eligibility for Long Term Incentives for employees in Vice President or Director positions
- Relocation assistance may be available
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
