Mechanical Engineer - Level 2

Northrop Grumman; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Mechanical Engineer Level 2 to join the GMD Weapon System hardware team. You will develop and maintain detailed mechanical drawings, review designs, and ensure interfaces with facilities are sound. The role requires a Secret clearance and US citizenship.

You will work in an Agile environment, mentor junior engineers, and deliver engineering documentation and test reports while supporting multiple GS IPT hardware systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline with 2 years of related experience, or Master’s with 0–2 years.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Active in-scope U.S. Government issued Secret security clearance to start.
• Experience using a 3D CAD package such as SolidWorks, Creo, or NX.
• Experience reviewing 2D mechanical drawings per ASME standards.
• Experience with engineering PLM systems such as Teamcenter and MRP systems such as SAP.
• Understanding and application of industry engineering technical standards; demonstrated structural design experience.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-1366, MIL-STD-1472, ASME Y14.5, ASME Y14.100, MIL-STD-31000.

Responsibilities

• Develop design drawings, maintain drawings, evaluate hardware design efforts, schedule tasks.
• Create and review technical drawings and documentation per ASME and MIL standards.
• Mentor and cross-train junior engineers in analysis, reviews, and customer requirements.
• Generate engineering documentation including specifications and test reports.
• Collaborate in an Agile environment and participate in team demos and updates.

Skills

3D CAD familiarity

ASME standards knowledge

Engineering analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

NX

Teamcenter

SAP

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance 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 Space Systems, Multi-Domain Operations, and Missile Defense Integration Business Unit (BU) has an exciting career opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer Level 2 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Huntsville, AL.

Position Overview

As a Mechanical Engineer you will support the GMD Weapon System (GWS) Hardware Engineering team’s design efforts working within an Agile environment. Your core tasks will entail developing detailed mechanical drawings per ASME.Y14 standards and peer reviewing mechanical drawings. Additional responsibilities include maintaining design drawings for multiple Ground Systems (GS) IPT hardware systems and their interfaces with facilities.

Essential Functions

• Under the direction of your program leadership, responsibilities include performing analyses IAW industry and military standards.
• Develop design drawings, maintaining drawings, evaluating hardware design efforts, scheduling, and planning required tasks.
• Accountability and active participation in team meetings and internal/external demos, and documenting progress on team dashboards is expected.
• Generate engineering documentation including technical drawings, specifications, and test reports.
• Mentoring and cross‑training junior engineers in analysis work, reviews, and approving their analysis results to meet customer requirements.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience, or a Master’s Degree and 0-2 years of related experience.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 10% of the time to support business needs.
• Applicants must have a current active in-scope U.S. Government issued Secret security clearance at the time of application which is required to start.
• Must be able to support an in-office / closed-area work environment full-time.
• Experience using a 3D CAD Package such as SolidWorks, Creo, or NX
• Experience reviewing 2D mechanical drawings per ASME standards
• Prior experience with engineering PLM systems such as Teamcenter and MRP system such as SAP.
• Understanding and application of industry engineering technical standards; demonstrated structural design experience and impact assessment.
• Experience in evaluating vendor documents to ensure specifications and datasheet meets requirements.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-1366, MIL-STD-1472, ASME Y14.5, ASME Y14.100, MIL-STD-31000

Preferred Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering
• Experience using analytical software tools, to analyze and reduce data to identify key characteristics and trends.
• Familiarity with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Core Standards: MDA-QS-001-MAP, MDA-QS-003-PMAP, MDA Instruction 5000.20-INS (ETR Process)
• Familiarity with the GMD domain and GMD Launch Support Systems hardware
• DOORS and/or CAMEO exposure

Primary Level Salary Range: $79,600.00 - $119,400.00

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.