Principal Aeronautical Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB) OR Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB) to join our team of qualified diverse individuals.

This position will be located at Edwards Air Force Base, CA and is assigned to a 2nd shift 3/10 schedule (Friday – Sunday).  (Working hours are typically 2:30 pm to 1:00 am. Employees on this shift are compensated as full-time employees.)

Selected candidate must be willing to work extended shifts, weekends, and holidays as required to meet program schedule and objectives. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

In this role, you will be assessing and dispositioning non-conformances as they occur in our test environment. The selected candidate will author detailed engineering direction as well as collaborate readily with support engineering roles in order to ensure the integrity of the final product.  

Key responsibilities include:

• Act as engineering authority for non-conformances supporting the STRIKE program
• Assess, disposition, and buy off non-conformance (MRB) tags and Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) as they arise in the flight test environment.
• Coordinate with a team of multiple disciplines engineers to determine effective solutions to defects that are innovative, thorough, practical, and consistent with organization objectives
• Basic knowledge of subsystems (electrical, hydraulics, fuels, fluids and propulsion systems) installations, composite structures, & metallic structures
• Maintain integrity of the Material Review Board (MRB) process and engineering authority
• Some of the tools you'll be using are NX, VisPro, MES, and TeamCenter

This position can be filled at either the Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB) OR Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB) level, depending upon the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB):

• Bachelors Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in STEM with 0 years of related engineering experience.
• Active, in-scope DoD Secret clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP). This SAP must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB):

• Bachelors Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in STEM with 3 years of related engineering experience.
• Active, in-scope DoD Secret clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP). This SAP must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Preferred Qualifications for both levels:

• Previous or current MRB Liaison Engineer signature authority.
• Experience with TeamCenter and NX, Visualization Professional, or other CAD program
• Experience working hands-on in a production assembly line environment
• Experience with Model Based Engineering (MBE) (3-D model engineering definition)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, leadership, and problem-solving abilities
• In-scope DoD Top Secret Clearance

Salary Range: $107,300.00 - $160,900.00Salary Range 2: $133,000.00 - $199,600.00The 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.Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.