Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer – Flight Systems (Space)

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 111,700 - 167,500; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Lead to guide a design team from concept to flight-ready space-based vehicle. You will drive PDP development, support procurement, and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, 8+ years of experience, active Secret clearance, and strong CAD skills with Siemens NX. You will work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment emphasizing MBSE and GD&T practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related STEM field.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain SAP approval.
• 5+ years CAD modeling experience (Siemens NX preferred).
• Familiar with ISO, ASME, MIL-STD, NAS standards.
• 2+ years of experience leading Mechanical Engineering teams.
• Mechanical design experience for hypersonic systems, flight systems, and/or missiles.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of design engineers from conceptual design to final design for a space-based vehicle.
• Oversee the execution of mechanical design and PDP generation to procure, manufacture, and assemble the vehicle.
• Attend internal program, customer, and supplier technical exchange meetings.
• Support formal program milestone reviews to provide and/or obtain progress status updates.
• Work in a fast-paced environment with significant, diverse assignments and collaborative/team settings across all levels.
• Coordinate electrical system engineering content and work products with other integration teams.
• Develop PDPs/Analysis Data Packages (ADPs) and take them through the full review and release process.
• Review engineering deliverables such as MBOMs, data sheets, mechanical ICDs, specifications, mechanical analyses, and trade studies.
• May perform research, trade studies, evaluations, and systems integration analyses for SWaP and mass properties.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills to understand system-level interdependencies affecting electrical requirements and design constraints.

Skills

CAD modeling

GD&T

Leadership

System integration

MBSE familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

NX Motion/ANSYS

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Lead to guide a design team from concept to flight-ready space-based vehicle. You will drive PDP development, support procurement, and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, 8+ years of experience, active Secret clearance, and strong CAD skills with Siemens NX. You will work in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment emphasizing MBSE and GD&T practices.