Senior Propulsion Engineer - Lead Design & Systems

Socket.dev; Huntsville (TN); On-site; USD 136,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Huntsville, Alabama, is seeking a Senior Principal Propulsion Engineer to join the Propulsion Systems and Controls (PS&C) team. You will perform mechanical design of moderately complex structural components and functional systems, guiding junior engineers and using Siemens NX.

The role requires a STEM degree with extensive design experience, the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance, and willingness to travel up to 25%.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor’s in STEM with 8+ years of design experience, or Master’s with 6+ years, or PhD with 4+ years.
• Ability to mentor junior engineers.
• Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance; US Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction with input from SMEs.
• Apply theory, engineering techniques and test data to complex components and sub-assemblies.
• Establish requirements for materials and functional systems.
• Plan and execute engineering tasks for projects.
• Document design results and release after reviews.
• Lead engineering efforts to meet major milestones.
• Communicate with internal and external teams across programs.
• Support earned value tracking and program readiness reviews.

Skills

Mentoring

Willingness to travel

US Citizenship for clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Siemens NX

Siemens Teamcenter United Architecture

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Huntsville, Alabama, is seeking a Senior Principal Propulsion Engineer to join the Propulsion Systems and Controls (PS&C) team. You will perform mechanical design of moderately complex structural components and functional systems, guiding junior engineers and using Siemens NX.

The role requires a STEM degree with extensive design experience, the ability to obtain a Secret Clearance, and willingness to travel up to 25%.