Structural Engineer - 3

About the role

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector provides an arena where your passion for innovation and quest for exploration are welcome. As a Structural Engineer – Level 3 your role at Promontory, UT will be pivotal in supporting missions critical to national and global security.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to major design activities and coordinate technical efforts
• Create designs for future rocket motor assembly components and their integration with other subsystems
• Develop engineering documentation products (drawings, specifications, design and analysis reports, test plans, test reports, etc.)
• Oversee and plan testing for development and qualification of flight hardware products
• Provide production and assembly support for heritage and new components related to the NASA Space Launch System (SLS)
• Understand, coordinate, and integrate components from sub system teams into a booster assembly
• Design associated components and structures to achieve lowest cost from design and lean manufacturing principles
• Interface with customer technical personnel and program managers
• Plan and oversee material characterization testing of materials used in the design of integration hardware such as adhesives, metallic and non-metallic structures, and corrosion protection materials
• Perform structural analysis to support the design of flight hardware and test articles
• Assess and develop disposition of discrepant hardware (MRB) and hardware anomalies
• Create engineering drawings and specifications to define design for hardware fabrication, write test plans, support fabrication efforts, oversee testing, analyze test data and make revisions to design based on results
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil (Structural) Engineering or equivalent with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of professional experience
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
• Broad understanding of large assemblies and their impact in design and processing
• Strong skills in CAD including GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis and drawing preparation skills
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Detail oriented but able to understand the big picture

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Civil (Structural) Engineering or equivalent with 5 years of professional experience – OR – Master’s degree with 3 years of professional experience – OR – PhD with 1 year of professional experience
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance
• Broad understanding of large assemblies and their impact in design and processing
• Strong skills in CAD including GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis and drawing preparation skills
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Detail oriented but able to understand the big picture

Skills

• Knowledgeable of NG/SP Engineering drafting process
• Knowledgeable of Siemens NX
• Knowledgeable of ANSYS or ABAQUS
• Knowledgeable of MIL/Aerospace testing methods

Benefits

Northrop Grumman offers a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site.

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $98,400.00 - $147,600.00

Schedule

The position is on a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.