Spacecraft Structures Engineer II - CAD & GD&T Onsite

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 83,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Dulles, VA is seeking a Mechanical Structures Engineer - Level 2 to join the East Engineering team. This on-site role focuses on spacecraft structures, payload, and antenna mechanical hardware from requirements through integration and test, on a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

Responsibilities include CAD design, GD&T, 3D printing, DF manufacturing, and collaboration with customers and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience - OR - Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience.
• No clearance required to start.
• Ability to work on-site full time at the Dulles or Colshire campus.
• Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain government clearance.
• Experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, preferably CREO.
• Ability to travel (<10%)
• Ability to perform structural engineering tasks associated with design, manufacturing, and testing of structures.

Responsibilities

• Work on Spacecraft Structures, Payload, and Antenna mechanical hardware from requirements all the way through integration and test.
• Perform detailed design tasks using Computer Aided Design (CAD) and other software tools to develop and document designs for manufacturing and ultimately assembly into spacecraft.
• Interfacing and communicating with customers, program and functional management, other spacecraft engineering disciplines, and component suppliers.
• Develop test plans and procedures and support structural testing at the component and spacecraft levels.
• Expected to be self-motivated and provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems under general supervision.

Skills

CAD

GD&T

3D Printing

Design for Manufacturing

Mechanics of Materials

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (optional)

Tools

CREO

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Dulles, VA is seeking a Mechanical Structures Engineer - Level 2 to join the East Engineering team. This on-site role focuses on spacecraft structures, payload, and antenna mechanical hardware from requirements through integration and test, on a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

Responsibilities include CAD design, GD&T, 3D printing, DF manufacturing, and collaboration with customers and suppliers.