Structural Analyst Engineer - Level 2

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
None

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.

Northrop Grumman Space sector is seeking a Structural Analyst Engineer - Level 2 to join our Mission Enabling Products MEP Team. This position will be located in Commerce, CA .

Northrop Grumman Mission Enabling Products (MEP) Business Unit designs, builds, and delivers space, defense and aviation-related systems to customers around the world. Our main products include satellites and associated space components and services, launch vehicles and related propulsion systems, missile products, subsystems and defense electronics, precision weapons, armament systems, and advanced aerospace structures.

As a Mechanical Analysis Engineer, you will develop and analyze propulsion tanks, pressure vessels, and associated test tooling. You will collaborate with Design, Manufacturing, Quality, Test, and other Engineering functions to ensure successful execution and delivery of hardware.

• Analyze and develop structural models for pressure vessels using metallic, non‑metallic, and composite materials.
• Analyze stress, damage tolerance, and durability against design allowables and structural models.
• Perform structural engineering in the areas of dynamics and loads, stability, metal plasticity, composites, fracture, and fatigue analysis.
• Review performance specifications and develop analysis plans.
• Reduce material characterization test data into analysis input properties and material capability properties.
• Develop and document analysis methods and training packages.
• Interact with design and development teams (including Design, Quality, Materials, and Manufacturing) to create and verify design solutions that meet technical, cost, and schedule requirements.
• Support development of flight hardware from preliminary through detailed design, drawing release, manufacturing, integration, verification testing, and transportation.
• Assist in the assessment and disposition of discrepant hardware and hardware anomalies.
• Prepare and deliver presentations summarizing analysis results for internal review boards and external customer design reviews.
• Utilize FEMAP, NX Nastran, Abaqus CAE, NASGRO, and a variety of other software applications.

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline with 2 years of engineering experience
• Experience with finite element modeling, running model checks, and troubleshooting errors
• Understanding of loads development and analysis methods and the ability to provide recommendation on appropriate loads to use by other engineering teams

• MS in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering
• Proficiency in Femap, NASGRO, NX Nastran, Abaqus CAE, NX, and Matlab
• Proficient in the Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel,…