Engineer Structural Design / Principal Engineer Structural Design

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

Climb to new heights on your journey when you start Defining Possible with Northrop Grumman. Enjoy a purposeful career in aeronautics that is crucial to the way we connect and protect our world across land, sea, and air. Bring your experience and take advantage of this opportunity to discover how you can push past possible and achieve your goals today. Enjoy a diverse, collaborative environment with professionals across the nation ready to help launch your career.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for an Engineer Structural Design / Principal Engineer Structural Design. The position is based in Oklahoma City, OK.

Essential Functions:

• Work in a high-paced team environment to support program goals and schedule.

• Develop solutions to difficult problems that are thorough, imaginative, practical, and consistent with program objectives.

• Provide MRB dispositions for primary and secondary structures.

• Evaluate as-built products for conformity to standards, procedures, and specifications.

• Clearly communicate and coordinate with other disciplines during the development of design solutions.

• Present and explain structural issues and solutions to internal management and customer representatives concisely.

• Utilize computer-aided design (CAD) equipment and technical applications such as CATIA and Teamcenter.

• Develop layouts, sketches, and blueprints and investigate design factors such as damage tolerance, durability, design allowables, and structural modeling.

• Identify design errors or deficiencies and make recommendations for changes.

Note: This position can be filled at an Engineer Structural Design / Principal Engineer Structural Design level.

Basic Qualifications for an Engineer Structural Design:

• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret or Top Secret Clearance prior to start, as well as Program Special Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

• Bachelors in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and a minimum of 2 years of experience in Aerospace structural design OR an MS degree in STEM with 0 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications for an Engineer Structural Design:

• Active in-scope Secret or Top Secret clearance (last investigation within 5 years).

• Previous exposure to bonded composite structural design of primary and secondary aircraft structures.

• Previous exposure to metallic structural design of primary and secondary aircraft structures.

• Experience working on Special Access Programs.

• Experience working on military aircraft.

Basic Qualifications for a Principal Engineer Structural Design:

• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret or Top Secret Clearance as well as Program Special Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

• Bachelors in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of experience in Aerospace structural design OR an MS degree in STEM with 3 years of related experience OR a PhD in STEM and 0 years of related experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in metallic or bonded composite structural design of primary and secondary aircraft structures.

Preferred Qualifications for a Principal Engineer Structural Design:

• Active in-scope Secret or Top Secret clearance (last investigation within 5 years).

• 5 years or more aerospace structural design experience using CATIA.

• Experience w