Senior Principal Drafting Engineer – Defense CAD (Secret)

Northrop Grumman; Rolling Meadows (IL); On-site; USD 123,400 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Holidays

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Rolling Meadows, IL, seeks a Sr. Principal Mechanical Drafting Designer to design and document ruggedized electronic equipment for military applications.

The role covers CAD design, drawing creation, documentation updates, and library part creation within a hardware engineering team that collaborates with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of relevant experience or MS with 6+ years, or equivalent.
• 7+ years mechanical design and drafting experience.
• Experience with CAD tools listed (NX, Creo, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, CATIA).
• Designing parts for machining; familiarity with ASME standards.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain DoD clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and document ruggedized electronic equipment for military use.
• Create CAD drawings, update documentation, and manage library parts.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers.

Skills

Mechanical design

Drafting

Siemens NX

Pro/Engineer Creo

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

CATIA

ASME standards

U.S. citizenship

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science, Tech, Eng, or Math

Tools

Teamcenter

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Rolling Meadows, IL, seeks a Sr. Principal Mechanical Drafting Designer to design and document ruggedized electronic equipment for military applications.

The role covers CAD design, drawing creation, documentation updates, and library part creation within a hardware engineering team that collaborates with electrical, mechanical, and systems engineers.