Senior Mechanical Structural Engineer – Space Systems

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 177,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Mechanical Structural Engineer – Level 5 in Dulles, VA for onsite work on critical space systems. You will perform static and dynamic structure analysis, review materials and subsystems, and ensure design compliance for space applications.

The role requires a STEM bachelor’s with extensive experience or advanced degrees, and the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Top-Secret clearance. Travel up to 10% and a competitive salary range accompanies the position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 12+ years of experience, or Master’s with 10+ years, or PhD with 8+ years.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Top-Secret security clearance.
• Experience with structural analysis tools such as NX FEMAP/NASTRAN, ABAQUS, HYPERMESH.
• Space/Satellite domain experience and spacecraft/static-dynamic testing familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Perform static and dynamic structure analysis.
• Review requirements for materials, structure systems & subsystems.
• Select technical information and data from applicable products.
• Determine design paths and compute engineering characteristics for space applications.
• Release results as technical documents after team review.
• Develop innovative solutions and elaboration of design concepts.
• Evaluate designs with supervisor and other teams, implementing necessary modifications.

Skills

Structural analysis

Space domain

Security clearance

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree

PhD

Tools

NX FEMAP/NASTRAN

ABAQUS

HYPERMESH

MATLAB

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Mechanical Structural Engineer – Level 5 in Dulles, VA for onsite work on critical space systems. You will perform static and dynamic structure analysis, review materials and subsystems, and ensure design compliance for space applications.

The role requires a STEM bachelor’s with extensive experience or advanced degrees, and the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Top-Secret clearance. Travel up to 10% and a competitive salary range accompanies the position.