Engineer or Principal Engineer - Structural Analysis

Northrop Grumman•Melbourne, FL

2d•$75,100 - $139,900•Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Structural Engineer or Principal Structural Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located full time in Iuka, MS. This role may be filled by a Structural Analysis Engineer / Principal Structural Analysis Engineer level based on the qualifications below.

Requirements

Level 2: Bachelor’s Degree in STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) with 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM field.
Level 3: Bachelor’s Degree in STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) with 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM field with 2 years of related experience; OR a PhD in a STEM field with 0 years of experience.
Experience with composite and metallic materials including allowable.
Experience with finite element analysis
Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated Secret clearance, and any special Access Program (SAP) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company. This SAP must be obtained prior to start and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Knowledge of metallic or composite primary and secondary aircraft structures or subsystems.
Strong communication and collaboration skills are a must.

Nice To Haves

Practical understanding of composite structures
Experience with structural repair for composite and metallic structures
Experience with finite element software such as Femap, Nastran, Abaqus.
General understanding of Aerospace practices, policies, and procedures
Detail orientated, self-starter, ability to work both independently and in a team environment
Experience with material allowable database
Experience leading engineers in structural analysis
Active DoD Secret clearance
Static, fatigue, dynamics, damage tolerance and other structural analysis methods are highly desirable

Responsibilities

Provides stress analysis to support dispositions of flight hardware
Candidate will substantiate repairs for discrepant parts and assemblies fabricated from composite materials.
Performs finite element modeling of metallic and composite material components