Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer — Systems & Hardware

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 129,000 - 194,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Chantilly, VA seeks a Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer to join the Mission Systems Discipline Engineering Organization.

You will create designs, perform analyses, integrate hardware, and produce documentation for complex hardware systems and systems of systems. The role requires a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, 8+ years experience (or 6 with a master’s, 4 with PhD), hands-on CAD and fabrication, and the ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent STEM related discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience with a Bachelor's degree; Minimum of 6 years with Master's degree; Minimum of 4 Years experience with PhD
• Willing and able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Security Clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
• Experience with design modeling and drawing efforts using 3-D modeling tools
• Experience and willingness to be hands on during hardware assembly, testing and integration
• Experience creating designs using machined steel and aluminum, sheet metal, welded fixtures, additive manufacturing/composites components and assemblies
• Experience creating mechanical documentation; part drawings, assembly drawings, ANSI standards, etc.
• Experience performing mechanical analyses (structural FEA, modal, thermal) to validate and qualify designs.
• Hands-on experience in prototype or production machine shops, including interpreting drawings, tolerances, and GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Create designs, perform analysis, integrate hardware, test deliverables, and generate documentation for hardware systems and systems of systems
• Work in 3D CAD to design solutions
• Utilize 3D CAD and other resources to perform analysis and calculations to validate designs
• Procure, inspect, and assemble first article designs
• Work with manufacturers to validate DFM
• Support operations and maintenance of fielded SIGINT systems
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary engineering team to upgrade and improve developmental and fielded systems to maximize uptime and capabilities
• Interface and collaborate with customers, end users, operators, and field representatives

Skills

3D Modeling

Hardware Assembly

Mechanical Documentation

FEA

GD&T

Prototype Lab Work

Education

Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

3D CAD tools

PDM/PLM

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Chantilly, VA seeks a Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer to join the Mission Systems Discipline Engineering Organization.

You will create designs, perform analyses, integrate hardware, and produce documentation for complex hardware systems and systems of systems. The role requires a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering, 8+ years experience (or 6 with a master’s, 4 with PhD), hands-on CAD and fabrication, and the ability to obtain/maintain a TS/SCI clearance.