Principal Structural Engineer, Sentinel Program (Secret)

0090 CORP-Corporate Office

United States

On-site

USD 98,000 - 171,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance
Health insurance
Bonuses and incentives
Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Structural Engineer to support the Sentinel program in Manhattan Beach, CA or Roy, Utah. The role emphasizes analysis, design and verification of structural components across metals, composites, and peripherals, with a focus on damage tolerance and fatigue.

Candidates bring advanced experience in dynamic and static analysis, MATLAB proficiency, and collaboration across engineering disciplines.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Science or STEM is required with 5 years of experience, or Master's with 3 years, or PhD with 0 years.
  • US Citizenship with active DoD Secret Clearance within 5 years and ability to obtain SAP.
  • Experience running dynamic and static analysis using industry tools.
  • Proficient in MATLAB for analysis and data manipulation.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze, research and develop structural engineering specifications for metals, composites and other materials.
  • Assess damage tolerance, durability, design allowables and structural modeling.
  • Collaborate with systems engineers, design and test to integrate structures.
  • Utilize CATIA, IDEAS, ProEngineer and similar software for modeling and analysis.

Skills

Dynamic analysis
Static analysis
MATLAB
Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science or STEM
Master's degree in STEM
PhD

Tools

ABAQUS
ANSYS
FEMAP
Nastran

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Structural Engineer to support the Sentinel program in Manhattan Beach, CA or Roy, Utah. The role emphasizes analysis, design and verification of structural components across metals, composites, and peripherals, with a focus on damage tolerance and fatigue.

Candidates bring advanced experience in dynamic and static analysis, MATLAB proficiency, and collaboration across engineering disciplines.

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