Principal/Sr. Principal Configuration Design & Integration Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

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.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding.  Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is hiring a Principal or Sr. Principal Configuration, Design and Integration Engineer to join our Vehicle Engineering team of qualified, diverse individuals in Melbourne, Florida.

The team member will perform Aircraft Configuration Design and Integration activities within an Air Vehicle Integrated Product Team (IPT) working with related disciplines including Airframe Structures, Subsystems, Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Vehicle Performance, Propulsion, Mass Properties, Guidance Navigation & Control (GNC), and other IPT’s such as Mission Systems, Survivability, Manufacturing, and Product Support.

Responsibilities may include:

• Support configuration and integration trades studies, design maturation, and tracking of changes to the overall air vehicle configuration

• Preparation of Computer Aided Design (CAD) models, such as preliminary design vehicle layouts, general arrangement, master definition geometry, and inboard profile definition for subsystems and payload integration onto military aircraft

• Support vehicle design trade studies in conjunction with multiple team members and stakeholders working to solve complex vehicle design challenges

• Support zone management by participating in frequent design reviews to mature air vehicle physical integration through layout phases leading toward detailed design and release with stakeholder concurrence

• Ensure physical integration layouts are compatible with vehicle environments and constraints (size / fit, weight, power, cooling, loads & dynamics) while meeting overall performance objectives and mission effectiveness requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Principal: Bachelor of Science (BS) in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 5 years of relevant engineering experience; OR Master of Science (MS) in a STEM discipline and 3 years of relevant engineering experience

• Sr. Principal: Bachelor of Science (BS) in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) discipline and 8 years of relevant engineering experience; OR Master of Science (MS) in a STEM discipline and 6 years of relevant engineering experience

• Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated government Secret clearance (DoD must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.

• Demonstrated proficiency with an industry-standard CAD tool such as Siemens NX or CATIA

• Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment

Preferred Qualifications

• BS or MS Degree in Aeronautical or Aerospace Engineering

• Aircraft Outer Mold Line (OML) loft surfacing experience in a 3-D CAD program

• Experience supporting the design and modeling of advanced air vehicle concepts

• Experience with aircraft design, build, fly project through degree program or within the industry

• Exposure to related Air Vehicle disciplines such as Airframe Structures, Subsystems, Aerodynamics, CFD, Vehicle Performance, Propulsion, Mass Properties, and GNC

• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with multiple IPT’s and all levels of employees and management