Spacecraft Antenna Mechanical Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Virginia; On-site; USD 114,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Sector seeks an experienced Mechanical Systems Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to define and develop spacecraft mechanical systems. The role is 100% onsite in Dulles, VA, with a requirement to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Top-Secret clearance.

You will contribute to antenna, deployable structure, and secondary structure designs, and coordinate with RF, customers, and suppliers. Responsibilities include writing specifications, creating drawings, and supporting testing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher with relevant experience in design, manufacturing and testing of space antenna systems.
• Experience with CREO Parametric CAD is required.
• Strong background in cost and schedule management and ability to obtain government clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work on Spacecraft Antenna, Feeds, OMTs, and Deployable system.
• Collaborate with RF team to optimize antenna optics and support integration and testing on spacecraft.
• Write specifications and SOWs for mechanical systems.
• Design and release drawings for Antenna Deployable Supports and Secondary Structure; procure hardware and support build and testing.
• Interface with customers, program and functional management, RF engineers, and suppliers.
• Develop test plans and procedures for structural, RF, and deployment testing at component and spacecraft levels.
• Perform detailed CAD tasks using CREO Parametric and related tools to document designs.

Skills

Antenna system design

Deployable structures

GD&T

3D printing

Design for manufacturing

Strong math background

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of professional experience

Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience

PhD with 1 year of professional experience

Tools

CREO Parametric CAD software

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Sector seeks an experienced Mechanical Systems Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to define and develop spacecraft mechanical systems. The role is 100% onsite in Dulles, VA, with a requirement to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Top-Secret clearance.

You will contribute to antenna, deployable structure, and secondary structure designs, and coordinate with RF, customers, and suppliers. Responsibilities include writing specifications, creating drawings, and supporting testing