Thermal Mechanical Engineer IV – Spacecraft (Onsite, Dulles)

0909 SP - Orbital Space Systems; United States; On-site; USD 142,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Company paid holidays

Paid time off (PTO) for vacation/perso

Long Term Incentives

Job summary

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector in Dulles, VA seeks a Thermal Mechanical Engineer – Level 4 to join an experienced team performing thermal analysis on spacecraft systems. This onsite role follows a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

Responsibilities include analysis, design, testing, and development of innovative thermal solutions, with a focus on complex components and materials. East Region team collaborates closely on test programs and design reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 8 years of professional experience OR Master’s degree with 6 years of professional experience.
• Experience with thermal engineering tasks associated with analysis, design, and/or testing of structures.
• Experience with Thermal Desktop, SINDA, or equivalent spacecraft thermal analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Perform thermal analysis, design, or test of one or more moderately complex or portions of complex materials, structural components, and functional systems of company products.
• Analyze requirements for materials, structural components, or functional systems.
• Select applicable analytical data from previous products and determine the technical principles involved.
• Mathematically define problems and compute the engineering characteristics consistent with the specifications, design needs and requirements of other portions of the products.
• Release results as “technical documents” after review by the senior members of the team.
• Develop innovative solutions and elaborate on design concepts.

Skills

Thermal analysis

Design & testing

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

Thermal Desktop

SINDA

Job description

Northrop Grumman's Space Sector in Dulles, VA seeks a Thermal Mechanical Engineer – Level 4 to join an experienced team performing thermal analysis on spacecraft systems. This onsite role follows a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

Responsibilities include analysis, design, testing, and development of innovative thermal solutions, with a focus on complex components and materials. East Region team collaborates closely on test programs and design reviews.