Sr/Principal Structural Engineer - Multi-Body Dynamics - TS required

Northrop Grumman; Virginia; On-site; USD 110,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a pioneering company that leads in technological advancements, where your expertise as a Structural Analysis Engineer will contribute to groundbreaking projects in multi-body dynamics and robotics. In this role, you will leverage your knowledge in structural dynamics to guide engineering teams, conduct simulations, and ensure the integrity of innovative designs. You'll be part of a collaborative environment that celebrates intellectual curiosity and diversity, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in aerospace engineering. If you're ready to make history and tackle complex challenges, this opportunity is for you!

Benefits

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in space vehicle dynamics and kinematics.
• Expert knowledge in MBD and structural dynamics required.

Responsibilities

• Provide design guidance using MBD and structural dynamics expertise.
• Conduct motion simulations and detailed kinematics simulations.

Skills

Multi-Body Dynamics (MBD)

Structural Dynamics

Finite Element Analysis

Computational Methods

Space Vehicle Dynamics

Education

ABET accredited Graduate Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

ABET accredited Masters Degree in STEM

Tools

Simcenter 3D Motion

Matlab/Simulink

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top 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.

This position is for the Structural Analysis Engineer with emphasis in Multi-Body Dynamics (MBD), reporting to MBD/Analysis manager. The successful candidate will be a part of the growing team of MBD engineers who are responsible for motion simulations of various on-orbit servicing and robotics operations, as well as detailed kinematics simulations of underlying mechanical/mechatronics systems.

Essential Functions:

As a MBD engineer, he/she will use expert knowledge of MBD, as well as structural dynamics, to provide design guidance to the programs and systems/subsystems engineering teams.

1. The assignment might also involve testing of prototypes and flight hardware, and simulation model correlations.
2. The job will require strong understanding of computational methods and ability to process and produce reliable interpretations of complex simulation/test data.
3. The assignments will also include Finite Element Analysis tasks (stress/strength, vibration, and loads analyses).
4. As an expert of Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), the candidate's tasks, up to 10% of the total work hours, might involve maintenance/deployment of engineering applications and computational resources, including specialized computational desktops and servers.
5. The physical job location is Dulles, Virginia.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below.

Basic Qualifications:

This is a dual requisition and can be filled at the Principal Structural Engineer level or Sr. Principal Structural Engineer. Qualifications for each level listed below.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Structural Engineer 3:

1. ABET accredited Graduate Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline along with 5+ Years' experience OR an ABET Masters Degree with 3 Years of experience OR a PhD Degree in a STEM discipline.
2. Demonstrated excellence in a space vehicle dynamics/kinematics field such as structural design, stress analysis, materials, and/or vehicle dynamics.
3. You must also be able to obtain and maintain all required security clearances and program specific accesses.
4. Active Top Secret clearance at time of application.

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Structural Engineer 4:

1. ABET accredited Graduate Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline along with 9+ Years' experience OR an ABET Masters Degree with 7 Years of experience OR a PhD Degree in a STEM discipline with 4 years' of experience.
2. Demonstrated excellence in a space vehicle dynamics/kinematics field such as structural design, stress analysis, materials, and/or vehicle dynamics.
3. You must also be able to obtain and maintain all required security clearances and program specific accesses.
4. Active Top Secret clearance at time of application.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. ABET accredited PhD Degree in Engineering.
2. 3 years of space system simulation engineering experience.
3. Demonstrated success in leadership/management roles.
4. Experience with Simcenter 3D Motion simulation tool.
5. Experience in controller modeling using Matlab/Simulink.

Salary Range: $110,300.00 - $165,500.00. Salary Range 2: $137,400.00 - $206,000.00.

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.