Manager Structural Engineering 1

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 199,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Potential overtime and bonuses

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is looking for a Manager Structural Engineering 1 to join its MEP Team in San Diego, California. The position requires on-site work, focusing on the management of the product value stream analysis team while collaborating with various functional experts.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in STEM and a strong background in structural analysis with leadership experience in engineering.

Qualifications

• 5 years working in an engineering environment.
• Experience with structural analysis of composite structures.
• Proven leadership experience in engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Analysis Value Stream Leader for Reflectors & Booms product lines.
• Manage program performance and execution of program requirements.
• Assess structural integrity through finite element analysis.

Skills

Composite analysis

Dynamic analysis

Leadership

Finite element analysis (FEA)

Material characterization

Education

Bachelor of Science degree in STEM

Tools

Femap

NASTRAN

Altair Hyperworks

ESI VA One

Job description

Relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required for start: No.

Clearance type: None.

Travel: Yes, 10% of the time.

Position: Manager Structural Engineering 1 – MEP Team, San Diego, California

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector is seeking a Manager Structural Engineering 1 to join our MEP Team in San Diego, California. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. The role is part of the Mission Enabling Products (MEP) Business Unit which designs, builds, and delivers space, defense, and aviation‑related systems to customers worldwide.

As a Manager you will supervise as the Analysis Value Stream Leader (VSL) for Reflectors & Booms product lines, providing programmatic and technical analysis leadership to the PASS Operating Unit (OU). You will be responsible for quality, technical execution, schedule, and cost, managing the product value stream analysis team and collaborating with program leadership, manufacturing and testing teams, technical leaders, and functional subject matter experts within MEP.

Leadership Role And Responsibilities

• Analysis authority for value stream – experience with composite analysis, material properties, and allowables, dynamic analysis, static analysis, etc.
• Manage resources in collaboration with analysis functional manager – escalation, assignments, employee reviews, development, DLY management, hiring, recruiting, and verification of work completeness and accuracy.
• Own program performance – SQDEC daily management, escalation of technical, schedule, and financial issues, lead/support peer reviews at product level, track first pass yield (FPY) and on‑time delivery (OTD) for analysis value stream.
• Program execution and support of program requirements – ensure technical compliance, manage risk assessment and management across programs in value stream, identify needs for allowables development, ensure static/dynamic test plans are properly coordinated with tool design group, BOE’s and assumptions in support of proposals.
• Standardize and improve analysis processes within value stream – focus on lessons learned, best practices, and continuous improvement implementations.

Detailed Analysis Roles And Responsibilities

• Assess structural integrity of metallic and composite structures using traditional closed‑form solutions and finite element analysis (FEA).
• Interact with design and development teams (Design, Quality, Materials, Manufacturing) to create and verify design solutions that meet all technical, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Generate finite element models and perform FEA for normal modes, linear static stress, dynamic response/stress, thermo‑elastic distortion, and hygroscopic distortion.
• Support development of flight hardware from preliminary through detailed design, drawing release, manufacturing, integration, verification testing, and transportation.
• Plan and oversee material characterization tests of various materials used in the design of composite structures.
• Reduce material characterization test data into analysis input properties and material capability properties.
• Prepare and present summaries of structural assessment results for internal review boards and external customer design reviews.
• Assist in assessment and disposition of discrepant hardware and hardware anomalies.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in STEM with 5 years working in an engineering environment.
• Demonstrated leadership experience of an engineering team on structural analysis efforts.
• Experience in space and aerospace structural analysis of composites structures, including bonded joints, sandwich panels, and metals.
• Experience with product definition (specifications, SOWs, drawings) and design and verification processes.
• Experience with finite element analysis, composite laminate theory, and dynamic analysis.
• Experience with composite materials manufacturing processes and applications for extreme environments.
• End‑item test analysis and support experience including static load testing, dynamic testing (sine, sine burst, random, acoustic, modal), and thermal exposure (thermal cycling and thermal vacuum).
• Experience in constitutive model development and implementation.
• Experience in Femap, NASTRAN, Altair Hyperworks, and ESI VA One.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering or MBA with minimum of 7 years of experience in engineering.
• Ability to receive a security clearance.
• Broad understanding of engineering, manufacturing, cost and schedule execution, scope management, and risk management.
• Self‑starter with strong interpersonal and leadership skills, able to work independently or as part of a team.
• Ability to prioritize and manage time effectively.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Primary level salary range: $133,000.00 - $199,600.00.

The above salary range represents a general guideline. 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.

Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, a discretionary bonus, and for certain positions Long Term Incentives. Benefits include health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays and paid time off (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 or 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.