Aerospace Structural Analysis Associate

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking Structural Analysis Engineers for our Space sector in San Diego, CA. This entry-level role is part of the Mission Enabling Products (MEP) Business Unit.

The team designs and delivers space systems, satellites and related propulsion, focusing on reliable, affordable space solutions for government, civil and commercial customers. You will perform structural analysis using FEA, collaborate across Design, Quality, Materials and Manufacturing, and help develop flight

Qualifications

• Be completing or has completed their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM degree.
• Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite).
• The ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• Experience with finite element modeling.
• Knowledge of structural analysis for aerospace structures containing metals, sandwich panels, composite materials, plastics and bonded joints.

Responsibilities

• Assess structural integrity of metallic and composite structures using traditional closed form solutions, as well as finite element analysis (FEA).
• Interact with design and development teams to create and verify design solutions that meet technical, cost and schedule requirements.
• Generate Finite Element Models and perform FEA for normal modes, static and dynamic stress, thermo-elastic distortion and hygroscopic distortion.
• Support development of flight hardware from preliminary through detailed design, drawing release, manufacturing and verification testing.
• Reduce material characterization data into analysis input properties and material capability properties.
• Prepare and present summaries of structural assessment results for internal reviews and customer design reviews.
• Assist in assessment and disposition of discrepant hardware and hardware anomalies.

Skills

Finite element modeling

Structural analysis

Aerospace structures

FEA methods

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Femap

NX Nastran

Altair HyperWorks

NX

Matlab

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking Structural Analysis Engineers for our Space sector in San Diego, CA. This entry-level role is part of the Mission Enabling Products (MEP) Business Unit.

The team designs and delivers space systems, satellites and related propulsion, focusing on reliable, affordable space solutions for government, civil and commercial customers. You will perform structural analysis using FEA, collaborate across Design, Quality, Materials and Manufacturing, and help develop flight