Staff Engineer Mechanical
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer (Level 5) for its Advanced Test and Support Systems team in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The team develops avionics testing solutions and specialized test equipment for the Sentinel Missile platform and supports U.S. Air Force and other government platforms. The role researches, develops, designs, and tests components, equipment, systems, and products for defense or commercial systems, with a focus on complex integrated test systems and warfighter supportability. The engineer owns and oversees mechanical engineering design, including 2D and 3D drawings, analyses, manufacturing considerations, documentation, reviews, troubleshooting, and coordination of technical data packages. The role also entails program coordination, requirements and interface analysis, stakeholder engagement, schedule monitoring, reporting, and presenting to government and cross-functional audiences. The position provides technical leadership and mentoring while also performing individual engineering work. Work is on-site in Oklahoma City, and travel is listed as 10% of the time. No relocation assistance is available.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field and 12 years of related engineering experience; or a master's degree and 10 years; or a Ph.D. and 7 years.
- Ability to listen effectively, take direction, and show initiative to complete assigned work in a timely manner.
- Ability to read engineering drawings and specifications.
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance and special program access.
- Ability to obtain and maintain access to work on-site in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
- Experience in the aerospace or defense industry.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams.
- Ability to diagnose, troubleshoot, and repair hardware components.
- Experience with CAD or similar design tools.
Nice To Haves
- Active DoD Secret or higher security clearance with an investigation within the last five years.
- Mechanical or aerospace engineering degree or equivalent.
- Active program clearance.
- Master's degree in mechanical, aerospace, additive manufacturing engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience in additive manufacturing or 3D-print design and technologies.
- Experience in an Agile development environment.
- Experience in instrumentation or avionics systems.
- Experience with CAD software or data management tools such as CATIA, SolidWorks Mechanical/PDM, Siemens NX/Capital, Enovia SmarTeam, Team Center, ANSYS Fluent/Mechanical/Icepack/Discovery, Femap/Nastran/Patran, or MATLAB.
- Experience in power distribution systems.
- Experience with hardware/software integration.
- Experience in nuclear surety.
- Experience in manufacturing engineering.
- Experience implementing AS9100, ASME, and ISO standards.
- Experience with nuclear-hardened systems.
- Experience with design for manufacturing.
- Fabrication and testing experience.
- Experience with the finite element analysis method and other forms of analysis.
Responsibilities
- Design and define system architecture for new or existing complex integrated test systems.
- Coordinate subsystem design and integration of total systems in a laboratory environment.
- Own and oversee engineering design and 2D/3D drawing formats and standards for mechanical products, including product details and assemblies, test bench/bay assemblies, and top-level installations.
- Perform or support thermal, stress, weight, and finite element analyses, and design for manufacturing.
- Develop and coordinate internal and customer design reviews for mechanical and system-level designs.
- Develop supporting product documentation, including operating and user manuals.
- Assist with troubleshooting built equipment.
- Coordinate with engineering managers to ensure product technical data packages meet project schedule commitments.
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholder groups, including software development, system test, cyber operations, and procurement, to achieve contractual commitments.
- Establish milestones and monitor adherence to master plans and schedules.
- Identify program problems and help establish solutions, including resource allocation, process improvements, or changes to contractual specifications.
- Independently uncover and resolve issues associated with program development and implementation.
- Support process improvement and its establishment.
- Perform functional, timeline, and trade-study analyses; requirements allocation; and interface-definition studies to translate customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.
- Generate reports and present to government counterparts, defense contractors, and other cross-functional organizations.
- Provide leadership and mentoring while contributing as an individual performer.
- Apply technical judgment to evaluate whether test setups and results make sense.
- Establish and maintain routine contacts across organizations and with outside customers.
- Coordinate with the team lead, electrical technicians, and integration and test managers to complete work.
- Participate in, prepare for, and present material at program review boards, including PDRs, CDRs, TRRs, and FRBs.
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company-paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- Potential overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus depending on the position
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
