Sentinel - Staff Mechanical Engineer - Interfaces (19690)

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer in Roy, UT to lead a team of mechanical engineers within the Sentinel Program. The role collaborates across systems engineering, testing, supply chain, and IPTs to develop designs, hardware requirements, and analyses for system maturation and hardware deliveries.

The successful candidate will guide cross-functional teams, manage risk, and ensure quality while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to meet program milestones.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in STEM with 12+ years, or a Master’s with 10+ years, or a PhD with 8+ years.
• Active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance at time of application.
• Ability to obtain SAP approval.
• Experience with CAD modeling and PLM tools.
• Experience generating and releasing engineering drawing packages.
• Experience with GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Minimum 5 years leading technical rigor on a project.
• Experience with hydraulic and/or pneumatic driven systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive on-time delivery of design work to support launch timelines.
• Support a comprehensive risk and opportunity management plan.
• Ensure adherence to the Sentinel technical baseline and processes for the Launcher Closure System team.
• Balance stringent quality standards with procurement and test asset fabrication pace.
• Establish and maintain relationships with customers, subcontractors, and partners.
• Oversee fabrication of custom components for system interfaces.
• Support testing by identifying objectives, troubleshooting issues, and analyzing data.
• Mentor engineers across levels and promote best-practice engineering.

Skills

Team leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

CAD modeling

PLM tools

GD&T

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.

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world's biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible. With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman's Defense Systems sector is seeking a Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead a team of Mechanical Engineers in Roy, UT. This position is in our Strategic Deterrent Systems Division to execute the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase of the Sentinel Program.

The primary objective of this role is to collaborate across Systems Engineering, System Test, Global Supply Chain, suppliers, and other Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to develop and review Installation and Assembly designs, hardware requirements, specifications, and analyses for the purpose of supporting incremental system maturity milestones and hardware deliveries. The successful candidate will be comfortable with working in a dynamic people-focused environment and collaborating across multiple internal and external stakeholders in order to achieve organizational goals.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Driving on-time delivery of work products to support the design timelines of the Launch Systems organization.
• Supporting a comprehensive risk and opportunity management plan.
• Ensuring adherence to the Sentinel technical baseline and associated processes for the Launcher Closure System team.
• Balancing stringent quality standards for technical artifacts (e.g. Product Definition Packages) with the rapid pace of procurement, fabrication, and construction of test assets and early prototypes.
• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with a wide range of distinct customer communities, subcontractors, and industry partners.
• Overseeing the fabrication of custom components to ensure compatibility within the system and interfacing subsystems.
• Supporting the testing of a large and complex subsystem by identifying test objectives, troubleshooting irregularities, and analyzing test data to characterize the system performance
• Mentoring other engineers of various levels of experience by providing technical guidance and fostering best-practice engineering habits.
• Making sound decisions in uncertain and difficult situations.

Basic Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) with 12 years of related experience; a Master's degree with 10 years; or a PhD with 8 years
• Requires an active U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance at time of application, current and within scope
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need
• Requires experience with CAD modeling and product lifecycle management (PLM) tools
• Requires experience generating and releasing engineering drawing packages
• Requires experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) and tolerance stack-up analysis
• Requires a minimum 5 years of formal experience leading the technical rigor on a project
• Requires experience with hydraulic and/or pneumatic driven systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency with Siemens NX CAD software and Teamcenter Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software
• Expert-level proficiency with GD&T per ASME Y14.5
• Experience with DOD, Military, and/or Industry specifications including ASME, ASTM, NAS, and Military Standards
• Experience with testing and analyzing results to evaluate system performance
• Experience overseeing the fabrication of custom components
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Proactive and results-oriented, with a s