Structural Analyst Engineer - Level 2

About the role

• RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
• CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No
• CLEARANCE TYPE: None
• 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.

Northrop Grumman Space sector is seeking a Structural Analyst Engineer - Level 2 to join our Mission Enabling Products MEP Team. This position will be located in Commerce, CA.

Northrop Grumman Mission Enabling Products (MEP) Business Unit designs, builds, and delivers space, defense and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. Our main products include satellites and associated space components and services, launch vehicles and related propulsion systems, missile products, subsystems and defense electronics, precision weapons, armament systems, and advanced aerospace structures.

As a Mechanical Analysis Engineer, you will develop and analyze propulsion tanks, pressure vessels, and associated test tooling. You will collaborate with Design, Manufacturing, Quality, Test, and other Engineering functions to ensure successful execution and delivery of hardware.

Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following

• Analyze and develop structural models for pressure vessels using metallic, non‑metallic, and composite materials.
• Analyze stress, damage tolerance, and durability against design allowables and structural models.
• Perform structural engineering in the areas of dynamics and loads, stability, metal plasticity, composites, fracture, and fatigue analysis.
• Review performance specifications and develop analysis plans.
• Reduce material characterization test data into analysis input properties and material capability properties.
• Develop and document analysis methods and training packages.
• Interact with design and development teams (including Design, Quality, Materials, and Manufacturing) to create and verify design solutions that meet technical, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Support development of flight hardware from preliminary through detailed design, drawing release, manufacturing, integration, verification testing, and transportation.
• Assist in the assessment and disposition of discrepant hardware and hardware anomalies.
• Prepare and deliver presentations summarizing analysis results for internal review boards and external customer design reviews.
• Utilize FEMAP, NX Nastran, Abaqus CAE, NASGRO, and a variety of other software applications.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 2 years of engineering experience
• Experience with finite element modeling, running model checks, and troubleshooting errors
• Understanding of loads development and analysis methods and the ability to provide recommendation on appropriate loads to use by other engineering teams

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering
• Proficiency in Femap, NASGRO, NX Nastran, Abaqus CAE, NX, and Matlab
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• Experience in performing static, dynamic, fatigue, damage tolerance analysis of both composites and/or metallic materials
• Knowledge of composite materials application for extreme environments
• Previous experience in aerospace manufacturing facility

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Primary Level Salary Range

$91,800.00 - $137,600.00

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.