Principal/Sr. Principal Aeronautical Engineer

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, Space Systems, is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Project Engineer) to join our Minuteman III Propulsion Sustainment team. This position will be at our Propulsion Systems Division facility located at Hill AFB, UT.

We are excited for you to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. Our domain provides rewarding work that contributes to the latest advancements being made in the missile defense industry.

Roles and Responsibilities:

The Minuteman III Project Engineer for Flight Testing will be responsible for leading missile flight testing including pre-flight activities, flight monitoring, flight data analysis, trending, and reporting; and flight data analysis tool development and support. It also includes static test data analysis, trending, and database management. This Project Engineer position works within a team that includes the NG flight analyst, Air Force, and other contractor counterparts to plan and execute flight testing which includes pre & post flight test activities, monitor launch day flight data, flight anomaly investigations, and provide recommended countermeasures to the Air Force customer as needed This role will report to the Air Force Sustainment Chief Engineer (Manager 3).

Job Duties:

• Serve as Lead for the NG MMIII Flight Test support and analysis team

• Provide overall leadership, direction and applicable management to the Flight Test Team consisting of engineers and analysts from NG, Boeing, and Aerojet.

• Prepare pre-flight documentation and certifications, monitor data during test flights; oversee receipt and processing of telemetered flight data, flight data analysis, preparation of flight test result briefings and reports, and MATLAB coding to improve and expand flight data analysis tools; investigate and resolve flight test anomalies.

• Act as a technical focal point for the customer ensuring customer satisfaction with all flight test support efforts including participation in customer and government review boards

• Provide input to and participation in Air Force customer escalation briefings up to the Global Strike Command level

• Work on problem solving and failure investigations of flight issues

• Drive timely and clearly communicated decisions and recommendations

• Work closely with the Program Manager to manage technical execution of the Flight Test support program

• Manage cost and schedule for the technical effort on the Flight Test support program

• Work with Science & Engineering functional management to assure proper technical support

• Drive technical excellence into the Flight Test Team (by upholding technical standards for project, managing technical risks, supporting cost goals, and ensuring requirements compliance)

• Provide other support for the MMIII Propulsion sustainment effort as requested by the Chief Engineer

Basic Qualifications:

This position can be filled at either a level 3 or level 4.

Basic Qualifications for a level 3:  

• Bachelors in Engineering or similar discipline and 5 years, 3 Years with Masters or 1 Year with PhD

Basic Qualifications for a level 4:  

• Bachelors in Engineering or similar discipline and 8 years, 6 Years with Masters or 4 Year with PhD

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to qualify for or already hold a DoD clearance

• Experience with MATLAB coding and data bases

• 5+ yrs experience in solid rocket motor or ordnance component design, analysis, manufacturing, project engineering, or systems engineering

• Ability to travel:  Travel expectation of 5% – 10%

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