On-Site Launch Vehicle Mechanical Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 66,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is hiring an Aeronautical Engineer to join the Integration and Test team in Launch Vehicles, at our Chandler, AZ facility. The role is 100% on-site in Chandler and requires working closely with cross-functional teams on launch vehicle assembly and testing.

The candidate will perform hands-on mechanical integration, develop procedures for assembly/testing, and help document and resolve hardware issues while traveling up to 10-20% as needed.

Qualifications

• Be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
• Ability to travel: Travel expectation 10-20%
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to innovate and lead digital transformation efforts
• Ability to lead out at solving problems and driving all tasks to completion
• Ability to work at a fast pace, while multi-tasking, and still communicate effectively
• Ability to work in a team environment, and lead small projects or teams
• Candidate must possess or have the ability to obtain a U.S. Passport for travel

Responsibilities

• Performing hands-on mechanical integration work
• Developing/maintaining procedures for the assembly and test of launch vehicle systems
• Developing concept of operations for assembly and testing of vehicles
• Incorporating hardware design changes
• Documenting & dispositioning hardware discrepancies, pursuing root cause & corrective actions
• Some planning and scheduling of day-to-day tasks
• Constant and timely communication with other team members

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is hiring an Aeronautical Engineer to join the Integration and Test team in Launch Vehicles, at our Chandler, AZ facility. The role is 100% on-site in Chandler and requires working closely with cross-functional teams on launch vehicle assembly and testing.

The candidate will perform hands-on mechanical integration, develop procedures for assembly/testing, and help document and resolve hardware issues while traveling up to 10-20% as needed.