Principal Engineer - Steam Test Facility Equipment

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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is looking for you to join our team as a Principal Engineer for our test facility equipment.

What you’ll get to do:

• Perform life cycle and root cause failure analysis of steam facility equipment, including boilers, cooling towers, condensers, and other high temperature and pressure systems.

• Research, plan, design and develop new systems and operating profiles to increase test facility efficiency.

• Perform thermal and heat transfer analysis on various test facility systems and components.

• Support testing of main propulsion and power generation equipment.

• Prepare technical reports and present to Test Facility Engineering Management.

• Prepare proposals, statement of work, project planning and coordinate operator/contractor work assignments.

• Responsible for Test Facility Operational Procedures to ensure safe operations and technical accuracy.

• Maintain and develop preventative maintenance procedures and corrective maintenance planning for overhaul and repair of systems and components.

• Develop and maintain program specific Pre and Post Test checklists.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) and 5+ years of relevant work experience; Master’s Degree and 3+ years of relevant work experience; PhD and 0 years of relevant work experience

• mechanical and/or electrical engineering work experience

• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings

• Project Management and MS Office competency

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance

• US citizenship is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

• Test Facility and/or Power Generation/Chemical Facility operations experience

• Proven competency in the operation of propulsion and power plant machinery

• Fluid and Thermodynamic Systems experience

• FEA modeling experience

• Design Software experience (AutoCAD, Cero, Solidworks or equivalent)

Salary Range: $100,300.00 - $150,500.00

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.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certa