Aeronautical Engineer / Principal Aeronautical Engineer - Fluid Systems

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 91,800 - 137,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

0090 CORP-Corporate Office is seeking an Aeronautical Engineer / Principal Aeronautical Engineer to design and develop fluid systems including fuel, environmental controls, and propulsion. Responsibilities include leading system improvements and collaborating across various engineering teams to meet operational requirements.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in a STEM discipline, along with relevant engineering experience and the ability to obtain government clearance. Salary ranges from $91,800 to $171,000, with comprehensive benefits including health and paid time off.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of experience; or Master's degree with no experience.
• Experience with development, design, or sustainment of fluid systems.
• Active US Government Secret clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Define and champion system improvements and changes.
• Lead mechanical design and development for manufacturing-ready documentation.
• Collaborate across teams for interfaces and certification.

Skills

Fluid systems

Mechanical design

Supplier management

Collaboration across teams

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

Tools

Siemens AMESIM

MATLAB/Simulink

CATIA V5

Computer Aided Design tools

Job description

Job Title and Location

Aeronautical Engineer / Principal Aeronautical Engineer – Fluid Systems (Palmdale, CA)

Job Summary

Responsible for the design and development of fluid systems including fuel, environmental controls, fire protection, and propulsion. Lead system improvements, mechanical design, supplier management, and cross‑disciplinary coordination to ensure operational, environmental, and performance requirements are met.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Define and champion system improvements and changes
• Lead mechanical design and development to produce drawings and manufacturing‑ready documentation
• Act as engineering representative in supplier management team for key suppliers
• Manage supplier performance, technical flow down, and resolve manufacturing and assembly issues
• Define and validate system performance, mass, structural, thermal, fluid‑dynamic, and durability requirements; perform sizing, calculations, and analyses
• Collaborate across propulsion, systems, avionics, structures, thermal, manufacturing, and test teams for interfaces, timing, packaging, routing, and certification evidence

Basic Qualifications

• Essential qualifications for Aeronautical Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; or a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 0 years of related engineering experience.
• Essential qualifications for Principal Aeronautical Engineer: Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; or a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience.
• Experience with development, design, or sustainment of fluid systems (fuel, ECS, propulsion).
• Experience applying Siemens AMESIM, MATLAB/Simulink, or similar analysis tools.
• Experience with Computer Aided Design tools and practices (drafting, modeling parts and assemblies).
• Active US Government Secret clearance with ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Current SAP clearance.
• Experience using CATIA V5 to examine 3D models.
• Experience with complex fuel or ECS design and analysis.
• Technical skills in fluid thermodynamics, pressure systems, leak/burst calculations, and system sizing.
• Experience with structures or subsystem installation design.
• Experience presenting technical content to upper management.
• Experience using TeamCenter Engineer and Enterprise to locate and examine technical data.

Salary and Benefits

Primary Level: $91,800.00 – $137,600.00. Secondary Level: $114,000.00 – $171,000.00. Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, and long‑term incentives. Benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off.

Equal Opportunity and EEO Statement

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We make 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.

Citizenship Requirement

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.