Principal​/Sr. Principal Configuration Design & Integration Engineer

Principal Configuration, Design and Integration Engineer
- Surfacing

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.

Please note that this opportunity is contingent on program funding. Start dates are determined after funding confirmation.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal Configuration, Design and Integration Engineer
- Surfacing (Level
3) / Senior Principal Configuration, Design and Integration Engineer
- Surfacing (Level
4) to join our diverse Vehicle Engineering team in Melbourne, FL.

As the Configuration, Design and Integration Engineer
- Surfacing you will perform Aircraft Configuration Design and Integration activities within an Air Vehicle Integrated Product Team (IPT). You will work with related disciplines including Airframe Structures, Subsystems, Aerodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Vehicle Performance, Propulsion, Mass Properties, Guidance Navigation & Control (GNC), and other IPT's such as Mission Systems, Survivability, Manufacturing, and Product Support.

Key Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Support configuration and integration trades studies, design maturation, and tracking of changes to the overall air vehicle configuration
• Preparation of Computer Aided Design (CAD) models, such as preliminary design vehicle layouts, general arrangement, master definition geometry, and inboard profile definition for subsystems and payload integration onto military aircraft
• Support vehicle design trade studies in conjunction with multiple team members and stakeholders working to solve complex vehicle design challenges including outer mold line surfacing
• Support zone management by participating in frequent design reviews to mature air vehicle physical integration through layout phases leading toward detailed design and release with stakeholder concurrence
• Ensure physical integration layouts are compatible with vehicle environments and constraints (size / fit, weight, power, cooling, loads & dynamics) while meeting overall performance objectives and mission effectiveness requirements

Basic Qualifications

This requisition may be filled at a Principal Configuration, Design and Integration Engineer
- Surfacing (Level
3) OR Senior Principal Configuration, Design and Integration Engineer
- Surfacing (Level
4) level based on the qualifications below.

Principal Configuration, Design and Integration Engineer
- Surfacing (Level
3)

• Must have a Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 5 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master's Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Ph.D. in a STEM discipline and 1 year of related professional/military experience.
• Your ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret clearance and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company.
• Professional experience using computer-aided design (CAD) software, such as Siemens NX, CATIA, or similar.
• Demonstrated expertise in aircraft outer-mold-line (OML) design, analysis, and/or manufacturing.

Senior Principal Configuration, Design and Integration Engineer
- Surfacing (Level
4)

• Must have a Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) discipline and 8 years of related professional/military experience; OR a Master's…