Aerospace Structural Engineer — Composite Rocket Motors

Northrop Grumman; Magna (UT); On-site; USD 79,000 - 148,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Utah is seeking an engineer to aid the development of composite rocket motor cases and related hardware, with responsibilities spanning design and analytical tasks. The role follows a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Your work includes floor support for production, performing closed-form and FE analyses, creating drawings and specs, and supporting fabrication and testing. Proficiency in NX and ABAQUS/CAE is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineer or associated discipline with 2 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance
• Strong understanding of solid mechanics principles
• Strong understand of classical mechanics principles
• Strong problem-solving skills and a self-starter
• Ability to communicate technical content thru email, phone, in-person and group settings
• Ability to organize and catalog information and documentation

Responsibilities

• Support composite rocket motor case Production and Manufacturing operations by providing floor support with technical insight and justification
• Perform closed form and finite element structural analysis to design flight hardware, disposition non-conformances, provide input for other teams, and provide technical information to customers. Siemens NX CAD software and ABAQUS/CAE are primary used programs.
• Create engineering drawings and specifications to define design for hardware fabrication, write test plans, support fabrication efforts, oversee testing, analyze test data and revise designs based on results.
• Use advanced in-house codes coupled with finite element analysis to create and analyze current and future rocket motor case products.
• Perform 2D and 3D structural analysis for the design of flight hardware and test articles using Siemens NX CAD software and ABAQUS/CAE.
• Learn and help maintain standard design processes.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Solid mechanics

Classical mechanics

Problem solving

Communication

Self-starter

Security clearance (US Secret)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Siemens NX

ABAQUS/CAE

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Utah is seeking an engineer to aid the development of composite rocket motor cases and related hardware, with responsibilities spanning design and analytical tasks. The role follows a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

Your work includes floor support for production, performing closed-form and FE analyses, creating drawings and specs, and supporting fabrication and testing. Proficiency in NX and ABAQUS/CAE is essential.