Staff Mechanical Engineer - 20630

Northrop Grumman • Roy, UT

7d • $139,000 - $208,600

About The Position

The Staff Mechanical Engineer will work on the Flight Systems Futures team, which designs and develops, procures and manufactures, and integrates and tests novel flight systems across a broad range of applications. The role leads a small team of design engineers from conceptual through final design for a space-based vehicle, overseeing mechanical design and Product Definition Package (PDP) generation to support vehicle procurement, manufacturing, and assembly.

The position involves coordination with electrical design and other integration teams, coordinating electrical-system engineering content and work products, and overseeing PDPs and Analysis Data Packages (ADPs) through review and release. The engineer reviews engineering deliverables, including manufacturing bills of materials (MBOMs), part data sheets, mechanical interface control documents (ICDs), specifications, mechanical analyses, and trade studies. The role may also include research, trade studies, evaluation, and systems-integration analyses for size, weight, power, and mass properties. The engineer attends program, customer, and supplier technical meetings and supports formal program milestone reviews. Travel is 10% of the time. Relocation assistance may be available. An active Secret clearance is required at application, and the role requires the ability to obtain and maintain SAP approval.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 12 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree and 10 years, or a Ph.D. and 8 years.
• U.S. citizenship and an active U.S. Government DoD Secret clearance at application that is current and within scope (less than six years old); ability to obtain and maintain SAP approval within a reasonable period.
• At least 5 years of CAD modeling experience; Siemens NX is preferred.
• Familiarity with common engineering standards, such as ISO, ASME, Mil Spec, and NAS.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, function in a dynamic environment, and adapt to changing direction.
• Knowledge of typical aerospace manufacturing processes and design for manufacturability.
• Knowledge of GD&T, materials selection, and manufacturing processes.
• At least 2 years of experience leading mechanical engineering and/or technical teams.
• Mechanical design experience with hypersonic systems, flight systems, and/or missiles.
• Demonstrated technical leadership abilities.
• Proficient written and verbal communication skills for conveying technical content.
• Strong interpersonal skills to understand system-level requirements and design constraints, and demonstrated leadership principles including integrity, respect, organization, and communication.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with flight-test vehicle proto-qualification.
• Experience developing mechanical ICDs with vendors.
• Experience with Teamcenter (CPLM) and the PDP release process.
• Experience with the ASME Y14.X suite of engineering drawing standards.
• Experience with requirements management and model-based systems engineering (MBSE) principles.
• Experience performing dynamic and static analysis; NX Motion or ANSYS is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of design engineers from conceptual design through final design for a space-based vehicle.
• Oversee mechanical design and PDP generation for vehicle procurement, manufacturing, and assembly.
• Attend internal program, customer, and supplier technical exchange meetings.
• Support formal program milestone reviews by providing and obtaining progress-status updates.
• Coordinate appropriately between electrical design and other integration teams.
• Coordinate electrical-system engineering content and work products.
• Oversee PDPs and ADPs through the full review and release process.
• Review engineering deliverables, including MBOMs, part data sheets, mechanical ICDs, specifications, mechanical analyses, and trade studies.
• As needed, perform research, trade studies, evaluation, and systems-integration analyses for SWaP and mass properties.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Savings plan.
• Company-paid holidays.
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
• Depending on the position, eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus.
• Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results.
• Long-term incentives may be available to employees in Vice President or Director positions.
• Relocation assistance may be available.

What This Job Offers

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