Senior Hardware Engineer - Defense Systems (CAD NX)

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

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Colorado Springs, CO, seeks a Principal Hardware Mechanical Engineer to join the Sentinel C2 Hardware Engineering team. On-site role requiring active DoD Secret Clearance, with responsibilities spanning CAD modeling, layout development, and design verification across complex assemblies.

Qualifications include a STEM degree with experience (5+ years for BA, 3+ for MS, 1+ for PhD), NX/Teamcenter proficiency, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5 years of experience or Master’s with 3 years; PhD with 1 year.
• US Citizenship with active DoD Secret Clearance and SAP eligibility.
• Experience CAD modeling with Siemens NX or similar.
• Experience with CPLM/PLM systems like Teamcenter.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Projects, PowerPoint, Excel, Word).
• Ability to understand and interpret complex requirements.

Responsibilities

• Incorporates edits and redlines to existing designs.
• Ingest supplier drawings into the Sentinel program tool set.
• Develops basic layouts, sketches, and notes for design proposals.
• Evaluate manufacturability, materials, interchangeability, and cost.
• Create layouts for complex assemblies and verify drawings.

Skills

CAD modeling

NX design tools

GDT (Geometric Dimensioning & Toleran)

ASME Y14.5-2009

Teamcenter PLM

Microsoft Office

Requirements analysis

Education

B.S. in STEM

M.S. in STEM

PhD

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

GDT

ASME Y14.5-2009

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Colorado Springs, CO, seeks a Principal Hardware Mechanical Engineer to join the Sentinel C2 Hardware Engineering team. On-site role requiring active DoD Secret Clearance, with responsibilities spanning CAD modeling, layout development, and design verification across complex assemblies.

Qualifications include a STEM degree with experience (5+ years for BA, 3+ for MS, 1+ for PhD), NX/Teamcenter proficiency, and strong communication skills.