Staff Mechanical Engineer (Secret Clearance) - 20342

About the role

• RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
• CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
• CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
• TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

About the role

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.

We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

This position will lead the Technical Hardware team for a hypersonic vehicle. The Technical Hardware team consists of mechanical, structural, aerothermal, materials, electrical, and radio frequency communication disciplines. The Technical Hardware Lead will be responsible for working with the PM to execute the schedule, to meet cost, and to meet technical requirements.

Be responsible for identifying, distributing, and status tasking and will support the PM in developing schedule and tasking. The Technical Hardware Lead will identify resource constraints or other constraints for executing tasking and will work with the Office Chief Engineer to ensure technical performance is met.

The ideal candidate is a team player; but also, a strong independent contributor with strong leadership skills, demonstrated problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills, as well as interpersonal and organizational skills and a proactive, detail-oriented approach.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related STEM field
• Minimum of 12 years of relevant expereince
• U.S. citizen
• Active Secret clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
• Experience working with Electrical Engineering Teams
• Experience working with Aerothermal teams and Aerodynamicists
• Experience understanding, organizing, distributing and status tasking
• Experience balancing cost, technical, and schedule in coordination with Program Management
• Experience creating and releasing mechanical product definition packages (PDPs)
• Knowledge of typical aerospace manufacturing processes and designing for manufacturability
• Experience designing air vehicle structures
• Experience developing mechanical interfaces and creating Interface Control Models (ICMs)
• Proficiency with GD&T following ASME Y14.5
• Experience managing large system CAD models and mechanical interfaces
• Experience assessing and managing mass properties for large systems (knowledge of AIAA S-120A preferred)
• Experience performing air vehicle static structural assessments including pressure mapping, inertial loading, and buckling
• Experience developing first-order structural sizing tools for quick turn assessments
• Demonstrated technical leadership abilities
• Demonstrated performance executing in a fast-paced R&D environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing and leading a technical team through major program milestones
• Proficiency with model-based product definition practices per ASME Y14.41
• Experience using Siemens NX for mechanical design modeling and model-based definition (MBD) for manufacturing
• Experience performing air vehicle dynamic structural assessments (Shock and Vibe)
• Experience with Siemens Teamcenter for model configuration management and design release workflows
• Experience using ANSYS Mechanical for structural analysis
• Experience with Reentry Vehicle structures and Thermal Protection Systems
• Knowledge of Hypersonic Reentry Vehicle systems, environments, and typical structural tests and assessments
• Knowledge of Launch Vehicle interfaces and environments
• Experience performing mechanical integration of actuation and attitude control subsystems
• Knowledge of Reentry Vehicle payloads, avionics, and mission systems
• Knowledge of advanced materials and manufacturing processes

Primary Level Salary Range

$139,000.00 - $208,600.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.