Senior Aerospace Structural Design Engineer (Secret)

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 93,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Annual bonus

Long Term Incentives

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal Engineer Structural Design / Sr. Principal Engineer Structural Design to join our team in Oklahoma City, Palmdale, or Whiteman AFB.

You will lead design activities for bonded composite aircraft structures, collaborate across disciplines, and ensure compliance with stringent standards. Candidates should have STEM degrees (BS/MS/PhD) and multiple years of aerospace structural experience, with CATIA V5 or Unigraphics NX proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of experience in Aerospace structural design OR an MS degree in STEM with 3 years of related experience.
• Bachelor’s in STEM and a minimum of 8 years of experience in Aerospace structural design OR an MS degree in STEM with 6 years of related experience OR a PhD in STEM and 0 years of related experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret or Top Secret Clearance as well as Program Special Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• Experience in the design of bonded composite primary and secondary aircraft structures.
• High level of proficiency using Unigraphics Nx or CATIA V5 in the development of aircraft structures and components.

Responsibilities

• Work in a high-paced team environment to support program goals and schedule.
• Develop solutions to difficult problems that are thorough, imaginative, practical, and consistent with program objectives.
• Provide MRB dispositions for primary and secondary structures.
• Evaluate as-built products for conformity to standards, procedures, and specifications.
• Clearly communicate and coordinate with other disciplines during the development of design solutions.
• Present and explain structural issues and solutions to internal management and customer representatives concisely.
• Utilize computer-aided design ( CAD) equipment and technical applications such as CATIA and Teamcenter.
• Develop layouts, sketches, and blueprints and investigate design factors such as damage tolerance, durability, design allowables, and structural modeling.
• Identify design errors or deficiencies and make recommendations for changes.

Skills

Aerospace design

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

MS in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

CATIA V5

Unigraphics NX

Job description

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems seeks a Principal Engineer Structural Design / Sr. Principal Engineer Structural Design to join our team in Oklahoma City, Palmdale, or Whiteman AFB.

You will lead design activities for bonded composite aircraft structures, collaborate across disciplines, and ensure compliance with stringent standards. Candidates should have STEM degrees (BS/MS/PhD) and multiple years of aerospace structural experience, with CATIA V5 or Unigraphics NX proficiency.