Mechanical Engineer

Overview

Northrop Grumman is hiring a Mechanical Design Engineer for Plymouth, MN. The role requires a Secret clearance, 10% travel, and relocation assistance may be available.

• Perform analysis, design, or test of moderately complex or portions of complex materials, structural components, and functional systems.
• Work from preliminary studies developed by higher graded engineers and analyze requirements for materials, structural components, or functional systems.
• Select applicable analytical data from previous products, determine the technical principles involved, mathematically define the problem, and compute engineering characteristics consistent with specifications and design needs.
• Release results as design data after review by higher graded engineer and develop original ideas for preliminary design concepts.
• Evaluate completed design with supervisor and other technical groups and modify necessary to achieve the ideal design.
• Develop and coordinate test programs required to evaluate design work.

• Performs analysis, design, or test of one or more moderately complex or portions of complex materials, structural components, and functional systems.
• With limited supervision, applies theoretical knowledge and engineering techniques to the solution of more complex components, structures, and sub-assemblies.
• Responds in a timely manner to all requests and explores all avenues within authority and makes appropriate referrals to other sources.
• Makes thoughtful and valuable suggestions and recommendations for improving own work and/or group’s work.
• Perform design, development, analysis, and/or test activities to support assigned projects.
• Establish requirements for materials, structural components, and functional systems.
• Release results as design data after review from other engineers.
• Determine engineering tasks required for project planning and execution.
• Develop original ideas on preliminary design concepts with other technical groups and make modifications necessary to achieve the most ideal design.
• Document results of analysis, test, and design activities.

• BS in Mechanical Engineering required.
• 2-4 years of direct Mechanical Engineering Experience; 0 years of experience with a Master’s Degree.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to organize/prioritize job assignments and tasks.
• Working knowledge of mechanical computer-aided design (CAD) software, preferably CREO (PTC).
• Working knowledge of ANSI Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Working knowledge of manufacturing processes to include machining, gauging, welding, and injection molding.
• Material selection experience of both metals and plastics.
• Must be a US Citizen and able to travel up to 10% of the time.
• Able to acquire a Secret Level Security clearance.

• Experience developing electronics packaging solutions for challenging environmental condition: shock, temperature, electromagnetic and others.
• Electromechanical mechanism or electro-explosive device design and analysis experience.
• Possess an understanding of finite element analysis techniques and tools.

Primary Level Salary Range: $79,600.00 - $.
Employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, discretionary bonus, and long‑term incentives. Health insurance, life and disability insurance, savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off are also provided.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit . U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.