Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - SAP/Secret Support

Northrop Grumman; Edwards Air Force Base (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. is seeking a Principal or Sr Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Edwards AFB team in CA. The role focuses on testing and the design of aircraft support equipment, with flexible shifts to support testing windows and Palmdale site coverage.

The candidate will contribute to research, design, analysis, manufacture, and verification tasks, using CAD tools and performing basic stress and tolerance analysis. US Secret clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in STEM with corresponding years of experience.
• Experience using CAD software to generate detailed manufacturing drawings.
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain SAP clearance.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and conduct test operations for support equipment.
• Align test targets with flight test org, NGAS test team, RE, and on-site representatives.
• Develop test plans and perform environmental testing of support equipment.

Skills

Clearance readiness

Communication

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Master's in STEM

Tools

CAD software (NX/Pro/Catia)

FEA software

GD&T standards

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. is seeking a Principal or Sr Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Edwards AFB team in CA. The role focuses on testing and the design of aircraft support equipment, with flexible shifts to support testing windows and Palmdale site coverage.

The candidate will contribute to research, design, analysis, manufacture, and verification tasks, using CAD tools and performing basic stress and tolerance analysis. US Secret clearance is required.