Engineer or Principal Engineer Aeronautical - Liaison Engineering; MRB - 1st Shift

Position: Engineer or Principal Engineer Aeronautical - Liaison Engineering (MRB) - 4/10 1st Shift

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available.

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret.

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time.

Overview

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.

Position

The Aeronautical Engineer or Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB) will be located at Palmdale, CA and will be assigned to a 1st shift 4/10 schedule (Monday‑Thursday). Selected candidates must be willing to work extended shifts, weekends, and holidays as required to meet program schedule and objectives. In this role, you will assess and disposition non‑conformances as they occur in our test environment, author detailed engineering direction, and collaborate with support engineering roles to ensure the integrity of the final product.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as engineering authority for non‑conformances.
• Assess, disposition, and buy off non‑conformance (MRB) tags and Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) as they arise in the flight test environment.
• Coordinate with a team of multiple disciplines engineers to determine effective solutions to defects that are innovative, thorough, practical, and consistent with organization objectives.
• Basic knowledge of subsystems (electrical, hydraulics, fuels, fluids and propulsion systems) installations, composite structures, and metallic structures.
• Maintain integrity of the Material Review Board (MRB) process and engineering authority.
• Use tools such as NX, Vis Pro, MES, and Team Center.

Basic Qualifications for Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB)

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 2 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an Active DoD Secret Clearance. This must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Basic Qualifications for Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB)

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in STEM with 0 years of related engineering experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain an Active DoD Secret Clearance. This must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.

Preferred Qualifications for both levels

• Previous or current MRB Liaison Engineer signature authority.
• Experience with Team Center and NX, Visualization Professional, or other CAD program.
• Experience working hands‑on in a production assembly line environment.
• Experience with Model Based Engineering (MBE) (3‑D model engineering definition).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, leadership, and problem‑solving abilities.
• In‑scope DoD Top Secret Clearance.

Salary Range

Primary Level: $91,800.00 – $. Secondary Level: $ – $.

Benefits

Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company‑paid holidays, and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

Equal Opportunity and EEO Statement

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit our website.

Citizenship Requirement

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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