Sentinel; GBSD Structural Engineer​/Principal Structural Engineer R10213572

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

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 Defense Systems is seeking a Structural Engineer / Principal Structural Engineer . This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program. The role may be filled at either level, based upon candidate experience.

As part of the Sentinel AVE Loads & Environments team, your technical expertise and analytical prowess will play a vital role in thermal analysis, including Thermal Protection System (TPS) design/sizing, Transient Heat Transfer Simulations, and Active Cooling Analysis. This position invites a forward-thinking professional who is eager to tackle complex challenges and deliver innovative solutions that advance the future of thermodynamics for the Sentinel Program.

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k
• Educational Assistance
• Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
• Paid Time Off
• Health & Wellness Resources
• Employee Discounts

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or relevant technical field;
• Engineer Structural: 2 years of relevant experience with Bachelors in Science; 2 Years with Masters
• Principal Engineer Structural: 5 years of relevant experience with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with adjacent disciplines (e.g. systems engineering, aerodynamics, stress analysis, design, test) in a highly integrated team environment
• Experience in programming and use of MATLAB (or equivalent) for analysis and data manipulation
• Experience with finite element method or finite difference method thermal analysis software (Thermal Desktop, Ansys, etc)
• Experience in the thermal analysis of aerospace systems
• Basic knowledge of Heat Transfer methods and principles
• Experience modeling with commercial finite element modeling software (Femap/Nastran, Ansys, Abaqus, etc)
• Ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance

• Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering or equivalent from an accredited college/university
• Experience working strategic or tactical missile programs or spacecraft
• Experience with high performance computing, management of large sets of data.
• Experience with Thermal Desktop
• Experience with Integrated System Level Thermal Models and/or Component/Unit Level Thermal Models
• Experience Correlating Thermal Models to Test Data
• Experience using HERO (Heat Transfer and Erosion Analysis Program)
• Experience working with SMC-S-016, RCC-319, or similar compliance documents
• DoD Secret Clearance (or higher)

Primary Level Salary Range: $77,200.00 - $

Secondary Level Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $

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