Principal Hardware Engineer Mechanical - 16262

D.O.M. magazine; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 87,000 - 137,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Hardware Engineer Mechanical to join our team in the United States. This role leads mechanical hardware design for weapon systems, reviews layouts, and coordinates with suppliers and internal teams.

You will use Siemens NX and Teamcenter PLM, analyze design factors, and ensure ASME Y14 standards compliance. A DoD Secret clearance and STEM degree with experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5+ years’ experience or advanced degree with fewer years
• US Citizenship with active DoD Secret clearance
• Experience with CAD using Siemens NX and Teamcenter PLM

Responsibilities

• Incorporates edits and redlines to existing designs
• Facilitates ingestion of supplier drawings into Sentinel
• Develops data and preliminary layouts to present design proposals
• Investigates design factors (manufacturability, materials, cost) and coordinates with affected groups
• Makes layouts of complex assemblies and checks drawings for conformity

Skills

Independent work

Strong communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

Siemens NX

Siemens Teamcenter

MS Office

CAMEO

IBM Rational DOORS

Job description

Principal Hardware Engineer Mechanical - 16262

Company:

Northrop Grumman

Category:

Maintenance

Job Type:

Permanent

City:

State:

Country:

United States

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10 of the TimeDescriptionAt Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history.

• - Incorporates edits and redlines to existing designs
• - Facilitates ingest of supplier drawings into the Sentinel program tool set and workflow.
• - Develops basic data and makes preliminary layouts, sketches, and notes necessary to present design proposal.
• - Investigates pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replaceability, strength-weight efficiency, and contractual specification requirements and cost. Coordinates with other organizations affected by design development.
• - Makes layouts of complex assemblies and details parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures. Checks completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning.
• - Identifies design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommends revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) and with 5 years of experience; or Masters degree with 3 years of experience; PhD with 1 years of experience
• Must be a US Citizen with an active DoD Secret Clearance with an investigation date within the last 6 years
• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)
• Experience performing CAD modeling with design tools such as Siemens NX (or similar)
• Experience with Siemens Teamcenter PLM tool suite (or similar)
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite of tools - Project, PowerPoint, Excel, Word
• Experience working with COTS hardware and suppliers and ability to interpret supplier specifications to influence product selection for weapon system design
• Ability to understand and interpret requirements and architecture diagrams

Preferred Qualification:

• Must be able to work independently, function in a dynamic environment, and be flexible to changing direction
• Excellent interpersonal, written communication, and presentation skills, including the ability to clearly and succinctly communicate complex concepts
• Experience in analyzing and generating electronics-based system requirements and architectures to inform hardware design engineering primarily consisting of commercially sourced devices
• Experience as responsible engineer or design lead for electronic hardware product(s) during development phase of product lifecycle
• Experience in supplier collaboration and engagement for purposes of influencing and refining hardware design implementation to meet weapon system needs
• Proficient in 3D modelling performed in Siemens NX CAD environment
• Proficient in generation and release of engineering artifacts in Siemens Teamcenter Unified PLM Software application
• In-depth knowledge of engineering and modelling practices defined by ASME Y14 standards
• Familiarity with use of CAMEO software platform for analysis of system architecture models/diagrams
• Familiarity with use of IBM Rational DOORS for requirement development and review

Primary Level Salary Range: $86,600.00 - $136,800.00

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 candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet 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.

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