Sentinel Principal/Sr Principal Mechanical Engineer -*17696
About the role
The position is in Northrop Grumman's Strategic Deterrent Systems Division to execute the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase of the Sentinel Program. The primary objective is to collaborate across Systems Engineering, System Test, Global Supply Chain, suppliers, and other Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) to develop and review Environmental Control System hardware requirements, specifications, designs, trade studies, and analyses.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with stakeholders to decompose technical requirements, develop complete and verifiable requirements, and conduct trade studies
- Generate and update specifications as part of a Systems Engineering framework for the purpose of releasing to suppliers and supporting the procurement process
- Develop design and analysis artifacts to support design reviews, customer deliverables, and hardware procurement workflows
- Perform heating and cooling calculations to size HVAC equipment
- Select appropriate HVAC equipment to meet size and system requirements
- Review and provide comments to supplier-submitted drawings and contractual deliveries
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years (level 3) or 8 years (level 4) of relevant experience
- U.S. Citizen
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Programs (SAP) clearance
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools - PowerPoint, Excel, Word
- Ability to understand and interpret requirements
- Comfortable working in a dynamic people-focused environment and collaborating across multiple internal and external stakeholders
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related STEM field
- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred
- Experience with Environmental Control Systems (ECS) and Heating, Ventilation, and Air conditioning (HVAC) system design and verification
- Experience with producing construction drawing packages
- Experience with Revit
- Experience with Carrier HAP, NX, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software
- Familiarity with Systems Engineering and Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes
- Professional Engineer (PE) license preferred
- Experience with estimation, bidding, proposals, or RFPs
- Experience managing a subcontractor
Skills
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Ability to work independently and be flexible to changing directions
- Knowledge of HVAC systems and environmental control systems
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools
- Experience with Systems Engineering and MBSE processes
Benefits
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO)
Pay
The annual salary range for this position is $89,400.00 - $134,200.00 for the basic level and $111,700.00 - $167,500.00 for the secondary level. Overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus may also be offered. Additionally, long-term incentives may be available for select positions.
Schedule
The standard work schedule is a 9/80. This means employees work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off.