Structures Engineer Mechanical - Level 4 - Dulles

Northrop Grumman • Dulles, VA

1d • $142,200 - $213,400 • Onsite

About The Position

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Mechanical Structures Engineer – Level 4 to join our team in Dulles, VA. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. The East Engineering team is looking for an entry to mid-level Mechanical Engineer to assist an experienced team of mechanical engineers to perform mechanical, systems, structural engineering and design engineering on one or more spacecraft systems or subsystems. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience.
• Ability to work on-site full time at the Dulles or Colshire campus.
• Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain government clearance.
• Experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, preferably CREO
• Ability to travel (<10%)
• Ability to perform structural engineering tasks associated with design, manufacturing, and testing of structures.

Nice To Haves

• Active TS and/or TS/SCI Clearance
• Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) standards and preparation of manufacturing documentation.
• Experience with 3D Printing, Design for Manufacturing, and hands-on hardware fabrication.
• Experience with the fundamentals of spacecraft (or similar hardware) to include layout, design, and build.

Responsibilities

• Work on all Spacecraft Structures, Payload, and Antenna mechanical hardware from requirements all the way through integration and test.
• Perform detailed design tasks using Computer Aided Design (CAD) and other software tools to develop and document designs for manufacturing and ultimately assembly into spacecraft.
• Interfacing and communicating with customers, program and functional management, other spacecraft engineering disciplines, and component suppliers.
• Develop test plans and procedures and support structural testing at the component and spacecraft levels
• Provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems under general supervision.

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
• Annual bonuses
• Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)

What This Job Offers

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