Structural Design Engineer/ Principal Structural Design 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.

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.

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

Basic Qualifications:

• Basic Qualifications for a Engineer include a 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

• Basic Qualifications for a Principal Engineer include a 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

• 5 years of experience in engineering design and/or analysis, or MS degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, or Civil) with a minimum of 3 years of experience in engineering design and/or analysis. Minimum 3 years of experience in metallic or bonded composite structural design of primary and secondary aircraft structures.

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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.

Primary Level Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $0.00 - $0.00

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 certain other restricted positions.