Mechanical Design Engineer – (EEEP02/EEEP03)

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 92,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in San Diego is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer to generate 3D CAD models of ground equipment and cable routing, using CATIA V5, and to produce and release complete drawing packages.

The role requires security clearances, hands-on CAD work, and collaboration with maintenance, design, and test teams. You will support hardware and software integration across programs and contribute to ongoing hardware improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline and 2 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree with 0 years of related experience.
• Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline with 5 years of related experience, OR a Master's with 3 years, OR a Ph.D. with 1 year.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain US Government clearance including Top Secret and SAP.
• Experience generating 3D CAD models for ground support equipment.
• Hands-on CATIA V5 experience.
• Experience creating COTS WRA assemblies, cable drawings, and rack drawings.
• Occasional night/weekend shifts required.

Responsibilities

• Generate 3D CAD models of ground equipment and cable routing.
• Create 3D COTS WRA assemblies, cable drawings, and rack assemblies.
• CATIA V5 for 3D modeling and drafting.
• Produce and release hardware, interconnect, and schematic drawing packages.
• Release drawings through Teamcenter PLM.
• Support Change Requests through program reviews.
• Assist customer audits of engineering documentation and configurations.
• Support production and development activities including hardware/software integration.
• Coordinate with maintenance and design teams as a focal point.
• Contribute to new hardware design recommendations for IFC4 builds.
• Investigate integration findings and perform audits and hardware installation.

Skills

3D CAD modeling

Ground equipment modeling

CAD data management

Education

B.S. in STEM with 2 yrs exp OR M.S. with 0 yrs exp

B.S. in STEM with 5 yrs exp OR M.S. with 3 yrs exp OR Ph.D. with 1 yr exp

Tools

CATIA V5

Teamcenter PLM

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: 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 Mechanical Design Engineer – (EEEP02/EEEP03) to join the team of qualified individuals. Position is located in San Diego, CA.

In this role you will be responsible for generating 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) models of ground equipment and cable routing using vendor-provided and custom CAD data, building 3D COTS WRA assemblies, cable drawings, and rack assemblies, using CATIA V5, and generating and releasing Hardware, Interconnect, and Schematic drawing packages with drawing release through the Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tool.

• Generate 3D Computer Aided Design (CAD) models of ground equipment and cable routing using vendor provided and custom CAD data.
• 3D COTS WRA assemblies, cable drawings, and rack assemblies
• CAD Software: CATIA V5
• Generate and release Hardware, Interconnect and Schematic drawing packages.
• Drawing release through Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tool
• Provide technical support in the development of formal Change Requests progressing through program review boards.
• Support customer audits of engineering documentation and system configurations.
• Provide engineering support for production and development activities including integration of hardware and software.
• Member of responsible engineers supporting hardware development in Triton labs
• Support development of new hardware design recommendations for iterative IFC4 builds.
• Investigate integration findings, perform audits, hardware installation, hardware failure analysis & replacement.

This position requires outstanding written and oral communications skills. Individual will be required to serve as either a principal subject matter focal point between maintenance, design engineering, and test site team - contractor and customer.

Individual must be able to work under only general direction to determine and develop approaches to solutions; must be able to work both within a team environment and independently; must be self-motivated, thorough, and detailed; and must be willing to learn additional engineering discipline areas.

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

• Position may be filled at either level based on qualifications below

Basic Qualification Level 2:

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 2 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 0 years of related professional/military experience.

Basic Qualification for Level 3:

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Master's degree AND 3 years of related professional/military experience, OR a Ph.D. AND 1 years of related professional/military experience.

Basic Qualifications for Both Levels:

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Ability to obtain and maintain US Government Top Secret clearance
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Experience generating 3D CAD models for ground support equipment, cable routing, and rack assemblies
• Hands-on experience with CATIA V5 for 3D modeling and drafting
• Experience creating COTS WRA assemblies, cable drawings, and rack assembly drawings
• Must have ability to occasionally work odd shifts including nights and weekends.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3D CAD experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) tools such as Teamcenter.
• An active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)

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.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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.