Senior Aeronautical Subsystem Design Engineer

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Sr. Principal Aeronautical Engineer – Subsystem Design Engineer in El Segundo or Palmdale, CA.

This on-site role requires a Secret clearance and involves designing avionics, control surfaces, and propulsion interfaces within a larger system context. You will translate complex system requirements into detailed subsystem specs, perform analyses and simulations, and contribute to documentation, tests, and cross-disciplinary activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in a STEM field with extensive related experience.
• Proficiency with CAD/drafting tools and engineering drawings.
• Experience with requirements development and management practices.
• Experience with subsystem test planning and hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Manufacturability considerations and configuration management.
• Active USG Secret clearance (or eligibility) and PAR access.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop subsystem components meeting performance and reliability goals.
• Translate system requirements into subsystem specs and drawings.
• Conduct trade studies and simulations to validate concepts.
• Create documentation including schematics and BOMs.
• Support integration with other engineering disciplines and tests.

Skills

Subsystem design

Engineering analysis

Requirements management

MBSE

System integration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

CATIA

NX

SolidWorks

BOM creation

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Sr. Principal Aeronautical Engineer – Subsystem Design Engineer in El Segundo or Palmdale, CA.

This on-site role requires a Secret clearance and involves designing avionics, control surfaces, and propulsion interfaces within a larger system context. You will translate complex system requirements into detailed subsystem specs, perform analyses and simulations, and contribute to documentation, tests, and cross-disciplinary activities.