Sr Principal Propulsion Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Elkton (MD); On-site; USD 129,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Sr. Principal Propulsion Engineer to join our team at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, to support the Propulsion Systems and Controls (PS&C) business unit.

This position may also be worked from Elkton, Maryland and Ronkonkoma, New York locations. The PS&C unit designs, develops, and produces solid-propellant propulsion and ordnance systems for a variety of government and commercial customers, and the Palm Beach Gardens site specializes in ramjets, scramjets, and other

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in STEM with design experience.
• Experience mentoring engineers.
• Ability to obtain Secret clearance (US citizenship required).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction, with input from SMEs.
• Apply theoretical knowledge, engineering techniques, and test data to complex components, structures, and sub-assemblies.
• Establish requirements for materials, structural components, and functional systems.
• Determine engineering tasks required for project planning and execution.
• Document results of design activities and release results after review from other engineers.
• Make recommendations for improving own work and/or group’s work.
• Represent the organization as the prime technical contact on projects.
• Ensure product line adheres to contractual and technical data package requirements.
• Ensure communications with internal and external teams across the program portfolio.
• Lead engineering efforts to accomplish major milestones (design reviews, TIs, test design reviews, readiness reviews).
• Support earned value performance tracking of programs in the portfolio.

Skills

Mentoring

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's in STEM

Master's in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

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.

Northrop Grumman is currently seeking a Sr. Principal Propulsion Engineer to join our team at our Palm Beach Gardens, Florida location to support the Propulsion Systems and Controls (PS&C) business unit. This position can also be worked from the Elkton, Maryland and Ronkonkoma, New York locations.

The Northrop Grumman PS&C business unit is based in Elkton, Maryland and began solid-propellant rocket operations in 1948. Today, the Elkton PS&C facility designs, develops, and produces solid-propellant propulsion and ordnance systems in programs professionally managed for a wide variety of Government and commercial customers. The Palm Beach Gardens location is the Air‑breathing propulsion center of excellence specializing in the design, analysis and system integration of ramjets, scramjets and other advanced air‑breathing propulsion systems.

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida is located a very short distance from the Atlantic Ocean. You would be close to many top beaches, fishing, inland eco‑tours, shopping, and restaurants. Palm Beach Gardens also has many top golf choices and is home to The Professional Golfers Association of America and PGA National Resort.

https://www.thepalmbeaches.com/explore-cities/palm-beach-gardens

Job Summary

Perform mechanical design of one or more moderately complex structural components and functional systems of company products. Generally, work from preliminary studies developed by higher graded engineers. Analyze requirements for materials, structural components, or functional systems. Select applicable analytical data from previous products, determine the technical principles involved, mathematically define the problem and compute the engineering characteristics consistent with the specifications, design needs and requirements of other portions of the product. Oversee and guide work performed by junior engineers. Develop original ideas and elaborate on preliminary design concepts. Evaluate completed design with supervisor and other technical groups and make modification necessary to achieve an ideal design.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction, with supporting input from relevant subject matter experts
• Apply theoretical knowledge, engineering techniques, and test data to the solution of more complex components, structures, and sub‑assemblies
• Establish requirements for materials, structural components, and functional systems
• Determine engineering tasks required for project planning and execution
• Document results of design activities and release results after review from other engineers
• Make recommendations for improving own work and/or group’s work
• Represents the organization as the prime technical contact on projects
• Ensure that the product line is adhering to contractual and technical data package requirements
• Ensure communications with the internal and external teams are taking place across the entire programmatic portfolio
• Lead the engineering effort to accomplish major milestones, such as: design reviews, technical interchange meetings, test design reviews and test readiness reviews
• Support earned value performance tracking of various programs in the portfolio

Basic Qualifications

• Requires Bachelors in STEM plus at least 8 years of design experience or Master’s Degree in STEM and at least 6 years of design experience or a PhD in STEM and at least 4 years of design experience
• Prior experience guiding and mentoring lower‑level engineers
• Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance which requires US Citizenship as a pre‑requisite
• Proficiency with Siemens NX
• Ability and willingness to travel 10-25%

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering strongly preferred
• Experience with mechanical design of propulsion components or fluid systems
• Current active Security Clearance
• Proficiency with Siemens Teamcenter United Architecture
• Ability to interpret and apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)

Primary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $213,400.00

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.