Engineer / Principal Engineer Aeronautical

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 91,800 - 137,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Discretionary bonuses

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks an Aeronautical Engineer or Principal Aeronautical Engineer in San Diego, California. This position focuses on engineering analyses and designs within integrated production teams. Candidates must hold a Bachelor’s in STEM and possess relevant engineering experience.

The role requires an active DoD Top Secret clearance and is a full-time, on-site position with no remote work options. Preferred qualifications include experience with Agile, as well as knowledge of programming languages like Java, C++, and Python.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and relevant experience.
• Active DoD Top Secret clearance.
• Proven experience in software testing and Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Apply engineering principles to investigate and evaluate systems.
• Prepare technical presentations for stakeholders.
• Work in integrated team environments with engineers.

Skills

Engineering principles

Agile development

Technical analysis

DoD Top Secret clearance

Software testing automation

Java

C++

Python

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

DOORS

JIRA

Confluence

Ansible

Job description

Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required for start: Yes.

Clearance type: Top 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Aeronautical Engineer or Principal Aeronautical Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within the Integrated Production organization. This role will be located in either Rancho Bernardo, CA or Palmdale, CA.

Roles And Responsibilities

• Apply engineering principles to investigate, analyze, plan, design, test, and evaluate systems
• Perform trade studies, engineering and technical analyses, reports, change proposals, and other technical documentation
• Actively participate in the efforts associated with Agile development, including release planning, sprint planning, scrum and retrospective
• Work in an integrated team environment with other systems, software (SW), and specialty engineers to develop solutions
• Prepare technical presentations for management and stakeholders and communicate clearly and effectively the technical approaches and findings
• Review Test Plans and Procedures for requirements verification and support system integration and test of complex systems, including evaluating integration and test anomalies and assisting disposition and correction of issues
• Address interface and functionality problems between SW components and/or hardware (HW)
• Work with the SW and infrastructure teams to correct or improve capabilities
• Develop requirements for the subsystem and SRS/HRS specifications through use of MBSE tools & DOORS
• Develop architecture and designs of complex HW and SW systems, including requirements traceability and implementation assessment
• Contribute to an implementation that includes the ability to analyze high-level needs and define a structured and logical approach to refine the capability into an integrated set of requirements that led to a fielded product
• Support the development and review of interface documents (ICDs), requirements, Verification Cross Reference Matrix (VCRM), architectural documentation, system engineering estimates, and author and perform formal and informal engineering reviews

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position. Travel up to 25% may be required.

Position may be filled at either level 2 or level 3 depending on qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications For Level 2

• T02 Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline

Basic Qualifications For Level 3

• T03 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; OR a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related engineering experience

Basic Qualifications For Both Levels

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
• Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Program Access (SAP/PAR). This SAP/PAR must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs
• Note: SAP/PAR will be upgraded once selected candidate is in role. Therefore, candidate must also be able to obtain and maintain upgraded SAP/PAR

Preferred Qualifications

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance SCI
• Current applicable Special Access Program (SAP) clearance
• Security+ certification
• Experience with Ansible Engine
• Experience with IBM Rational tool suite (DOORS and ClearQuest)
• Experience with Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Git, Confluence)
• Experience using SW test automation tools/frameworks
• Experience with Java, C++, or Python
• Experience working within an Agile development environment
• Experience with MBSE, Architecture development, system design and analysis, and development of metrics
• Experience as a Product Owner
• Experience with SW products running in a virtual environment (VMware, Openshift, Kubernetes)

Primary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

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.

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.