Senior MBD Structural Analyst – Space Vehicles (Top Secret)

Northrop Grumman; Virginia; On-site; USD 92,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Structural Analysis Engineer – Level 2 or 3, onsite in Dulles or McLean, VA. You will perform multi-body dynamics and kinematic simulations to support space vehicle operations, developing and validating complex CAE models and tooling.

Ideal candidates have a STEM degree and relevant experience in FEA, dynamics or test correlation, with eligibility for a U.S. government Top Secret clearance. Travel of up to 10% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 2 years of experience or Master’s with 0 years.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top-Secret clearance.
• Demonstrated excellence in space vehicle dynamics/kinematics.

Responsibilities

• Perform multi-CAE tool co-simulations for complex analyses.
• Develop and execute detailed kinematic simulations of mechanical systems.
• Test prototypes and correlate simulation models with test results.
• Conduct FEA tasks such as stress, vibration, and loads analyses.
• Regularly commute between Dulles, VA and McLean, VA locations.

Skills

Space vehicle dynamics

Kinematics

CA Engineering

Programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Tools

Simcenter 3D Motion

HEEDS MDO

Amesim

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Structural Analysis Engineer – Level 2 or 3, onsite in Dulles or McLean, VA. You will perform multi-body dynamics and kinematic simulations to support space vehicle operations, developing and validating complex CAE models and tooling.

Ideal candidates have a STEM degree and relevant experience in FEA, dynamics or test correlation, with eligibility for a U.S. government Top Secret clearance. Travel of up to 10% is expected.