Sentinel CFD Staff Aeronautical Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Roy (UT); On-site; USD 153,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Li

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Staff Aeronautical Engineer for the Aero/Fluids team in Roy, UT, supporting the Sentinel program. The role focuses on guiding CFD execution, mentoring junior engineers, and delivering high-fidelity simulations across diverse flight regimes.

Responsibilities include customer engagement, technical leadership, and collaboration across IPTs to ensure rigorous aerodynamic analysis.

Qualifications

• Active In Scope DoD Secret Clearance with a re-investigation within 6 years
• B.S. in Related Engineering Field
• Master’s degree preferred for advanced roles
• Deep understanding of fluid dynamics, aerodynamic theory, and numerical methods for CFD across subsonic to hypersonic regimes
• Experience with CFD codes such as CFD++/StarCCM+/ANSYS Fluent including meshing and post processing
• 10 years of CFD experience with commercial codes; 4 years leading a CFD team
• Strong technical writing and presentations; ability to communicate with customers and leadership
• DoD Top Secret Clearance is highly desirable

Responsibilities

• Mentor junior engineers in CFD design to ensure high quality results and schedule adherence
• Attend customer and Sr. Leadership meetings as aero/fluids SME
• Perform high-fidelity CFD simulations to predict missile aerodynamics across flight regimes
• Manage CFD workflow: geometry cleanup, meshing, boundary conditions, convergence, post-processing
• Ensure Aero/Fluids products meet technical excellence standards
• Collaborate with Flight Analysis, Structures, Propulsion, Integration and test
• Present technical approaches and findings to customers and program stakeholders

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom, democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have a lot of fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they’re making history.

Northrop Grumman Defense Systems is seeking a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Staff Aeronautical Engineer . This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program.

Position Benefits:

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

What You’ll Get To Do:

As an Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Staff Aeronautical Engineer on the Aero/Fluids team you will be responsible for supporting the Aero/Fluids functional homeroom manager in guiding the execution and ensuring quality of the Aero/Fluids teamwork products across Sentinel and Advanced Programs.

Position responsibilities include:

• Mentor junior engineers in the CFD design process to ensure high quality technical results while meeting program schedule.

• Regularly attend and be actively involved in customer meetings and Sr. Leadership meetings as an aero/fluids technical Subject Matter Expert.

• Conduct high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations to accurately predict missile aerodynamic performance under various flight regimes.

• All aspects of the CFD process which include: cleaning up geometry, making meshes, setting up boundary conditions, monitoring solution convergence and post processes results.

• Ensure the quality of Aero/Fluids team products meets the technical excellence standards.

• Collaborate closely with other relevant disciplines/IPTs, e.g. Flight Analysis, Structures, Propulsion, Integration and test, etc.

• Communicate effectively and clearly; present technical approaches and findings to customers, executive management, and other program stakeholders.

Basic Qualifications:

• 12 Years with Bachelors in Science; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD.

• Active In Scope DoD Secret Security Clearance with a re-investigation within 6 years

• B.S. in Related Engineering Field

• Deep understanding of fluid dynamics principles, aerodynamic theory, and numerical methods used in various types of simulation (Subsonic, supersonic, hypersonic, and rarefied flow.)

• Deep understanding of turbulence models, relaxation factors, CFL number, and other CFD parameters to ensure simulation is correct.

• 10 years of experience with commercial CFD codes such as CFD++, StarCCM+, or ANSYS Fluent including meshing, running cases, and post processing results in Tecplot

• 4 years’ experience leading and mentoring a CFD team

• Experience writing CDRLs, and formal reports for the customer

• Experience using CAD software to clean up geometry for CFD

• Demonstrated technical writing experience in both authoring and reviewing formal analysis documentation

• Strong understanding of HPC and how they operate

• Experience of how to use CFD for design changes to solve ICBM problems

• Creation of run matrix for CFD cases

• Strong oral and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications :

• Master's Degree in Aeronautical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering.

• Understanding of ablation, boundary layer transition, acoustics, plasma and other complex reacting flow phenomenon.

• 1 year of experience developing aerodynamic models, tools, databases using Matlab, Python, C++ or similar for integration into 3/6DOF simulations.

• 1 year of experience with analytical aerodynamic design tools, e.g. Missile DATCOM or similar.

• Experience analyzing wind tunnel test data and flight test results for verification and validation of models.

• Demonstrated experience working with Linux and Windows based HPC's for aero/fluids work.

• Involvement with the planning and execution of physical aerodynamics related testing applications such as wind tunnels or flight test validation including scheduling, test matrix and development of test items.

• Analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

• Prior exposure to defense projects or working within regulated environments is highly desirable.

• DoD Top Secret Clearance.

Primary Level Salary Range: $152,900.00 - $229,300.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Job Category: Engineering