Mechanical Design Integration Engineer; Level 2

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 Research & Advanced Design (R&AD) team transforms breakthrough ideas into mission-ready capabilities through intelligent anticipation. We’re the front-end design engine, defining what comes next. From developing cutting-edge next-generation future aircraft to trailblazing collaborative autonomous platforms, we push the boundaries of technology and forge industry-leading partnerships that set new standards for what’s possible.

Our team owns the full lifecycle of advanced concept creation, from visionary early-stage designs and rapid prototyping to high-impact demonstrations and solving the toughest technical challenges in survivability, autonomy, and battle management. We seek curious, adaptable people who thrive on turning intuition into breakthrough solutions. If you’re driven to invent the future, build what’s next, and shape the landscape of national security, this is where you belong.

In this role you will focus on hardware integration, harness routing, and clearance management for complex aircraft systems, collaborating in a multi-disciplinary team environment, balancing multiple priorities, and driving integrated design solutions to completion. The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility. There is no remote/telework option for this role.

• Perform harness routing and critical clearance tracking.
• Integrate LRUs, tubing installations, and related mechanical hardware.
• Support drawing release and configuration updates for integrated designs.
• Collaborate in a team environment to drive integrated design solutions.
• Prioritize and adjust tasks to meet program objectives and schedules.
• Comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop practical design solutions.
• Utilize engineering design and integration tools such as NX, Capital, Teamcenter, and other software applications to develop and maintain mechanical and harness designs.

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 2 years of related professional/military experience; OR Master of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 0 years of related professional/military experience
• Must have an active US Government Secret clearance (with a background investigation within the past 6 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret clearance and Special Access Program (SAP) within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment, prioritize and adjust tasks to meet project objectives, manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously, and analyze complex problems to develop practical solutions.