Mechanical Engineer/Principal Mechanical Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Mechanical Engineer / Principal Mechanical Engineer– Responsible RE to join our team in Palmdale, CA. The candidate should be a self-starter with familiarity working in an Integrated Product Team construct.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:

• Become the subject matter expert for a specific flight control actuation subsystem.

• Define and champion system improvement initiatives as they become necessary.

• Serve as an engineering representative in the supplier management team for all suppliers providing components of the subsystem, performing system analysis as needed to serve specialty engineering needs, defining and documenting changes and revisions to the subsystem, and providing direct response to subsystem needs as they arise from the user, the customer, and/or program leadership

• Lead mechanical design and detailed development of mechanisms (actuators, deployables, latches, hinges, gear/brake systems), producing drawings, BOMs, tolerance stacks, and manufacturing-ready documentation.

• Own subsystem requirements, perform requirements allocation and traceability, and ensure mechanical solutions meet performance, mass, stiffness, life cycle, and environmental requirements.

• Direct and oversee integration, test, and verification activities for mechanisms and associated assemblies (including EPS and FCAS interfaces): develop test plans, coordinate bench and functional tests, analyze results, and close verification artifacts.

• Perform structural, thermal, kinematic, and motion-control analyses (FEA, fatigue, lubrication, clearance/interference, gear/brake torque) and define design mitigations to ensure reliability and safety.

• Manage supplier technical flow-down, fabrication, and acceptance; resolve manufacturing and assembly issues; lead design reviews and change control as the Responsible Engineer for mechanical interfaces and assemblies.

• Perform various analyses related to their system including, but not limited to: technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk, and supportability / effectiveness analyses

• Ensure the logical and systematic conversion of customer or product requirements into total systems solutions that meet technical and schedule requirements.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Basic Qualifications

• Mechanical Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience.

• Principal Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related engineering experience.

• Experience with development, design, or sustainment of mechanism systems

• Experience applying Siemens AMESIM, MATLAB/Simulink, or similar analysis tools

• Technical skills in fluid/thermodynamics, pressure systems, structural/thermal analysis (FEA), leak/burst calculations, and system sizing.

• Experience working with flight control actuation systems

• Experience with Siemens NX for part and assembly modeling, draft creation, and engineering release workflows (CAD best practices, PMI, and drawing standards).

• Proficient with typical office toolsets such as Windows OS and Microsoft Office Suite

• Proficient at locating and examining technical data from Computer Aided Design and