Energetics Lead Engineer Propulsion – Level 4: Active Secret Clearance

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

The Mechanical Engineering & Energetics team is hiring an Energetics Lead Engineer Propulsion – Level 4:
Active Secret Clearance professional at our Chandler, AZ location.

This role will serve as the Energetics Lead for the Advanced Weapons Systems (AWS) product line with responsibility for a broad range of ordnance, pneumatic, hydraulic, and solid rocket motor (SRM) analysis and integration activities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Developing performance predictions and conducting component- and system-level testing to validate design and functional requirements
• Overseeing supplier deliverables, ensuring technical compliance and schedule adherence
• Dispositioning nonconforming hardware and leading anomaly investigations, including root-cause analysis and corrective actions

The Energetics Lead will also support upcoming flight tests by:

• Overseeing integration and checkout of all energetics hardware at the field site
• Participating in launch operations to ensure safe and successful execution
• Leading post‑flight data review and documentation to capture performance, issues, and lessons learned

Essential Functions:

• Lead a team of highly skilled Energetics Engineers in the day-to-day system design, test, and integration of energetics hardware as integrated into a classified subsystem or launch vehicle
• Apply engineering principles, industry standards, company standards, and customer requirements to develop energetics systems for application in launch vehicle systems
• Leverage analytical data from previous products, identify the applicable technical principles, mathematically define problems, and compute engineering characteristics that meet specifications, design needs, and interface requirements with other elements of the product
• Define and scope engineering tasks required for project planning and execution; analyze project requirements and develop detailed plans, conceptual designs, and risk assessments
• Serve as Control Account Manager (CAM) and perform associated Earned Value Management System (EVMS) reporting
• Interface with internal and external customers; support the definition of system requirements and the development of specifications for products and subsystems
• Provide technical guidance and direction to the engineering team throughout the design, test, production, and maintenance phases of the project
• Develop and present technical and programmatic materials for project-related briefings, including design reviews, to internal and external customers
• Perform hands‑on test support of pneumatic and energetics components and systems, including functional and environmental testing
• Serve as the responsible engineer supporting the Integrated Product Team (IPT) for a medium-sized subcontract, coordinating supplier change notifications, nonconformances, hardware acceptance reviews,…