Propulsion & Structural Analysis Engineer — Shape Flight

0895 DS - MP - Elkton; United States; On-site; USD 88,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Propulsion Engineer – Structural Analysis for its Elkton, Maryland site to support solid rocket motor development. You will perform structural analyses, develop models, and contribute to experiments and data interpretation within a collaborative engineering team.

The role requires a STEM degree with relevant experience, proficiency in FEA tools, and the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM plus relevant experience.
• Experience in modeling with FEA software (ABAQUS, NASTRAN, ANSYS, FEMAP, or equivalent).
• Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance (US Citizenship required).

Responsibilities

• Conduct structural analyses to support solid rocket motor propulsion system design and verification.
• Create mathematical models for system physics including proper analysis methods and material properties.
• Assist in design of experiments to generate necessary data for analyses.
• Prepare and present technical reports and presentations to internal and external customers.
• Support assessments of test hardware and data including validation of analysis.

Skills

FEA modeling

Communication

MS Office

Secret clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

Tools

NX

MATLAB/Simulink

NASTRAN/ABAQUS

Job description

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems seeks a Propulsion Engineer – Structural Analysis for its Elkton, Maryland site to support solid rocket motor development. You will perform structural analyses, develop models, and contribute to experiments and data interpretation within a collaborative engineering team.

The role requires a STEM degree with relevant experience, proficiency in FEA tools, and the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.