Sentinel Principal​/Sr. Principal Structural Analyst R10232125

Relocation assistance: relocation assistance may be available.

Clearance required for start:
Yes.

Clearance type:
Secret.

Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems in air and space that impact people’s lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our work preserves freedom, democracy, and advances human discovery and our understanding of the universe. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future and have a lot of 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 Principal/Sr. Principal Structural Analyst. This position is located in Roy, UT and supports the Sentinel program. This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

• The qualified candidate will join the Fracture Control team. The primary responsibility of the Fracture Control team is to manage the Fracture Control requirements for the Sentinel program and its suppliers.
  
  Responsibilities include:
• Maintaining the Fracture Control Plan and Process including submission, customer comment resolution and approval by the customer.
• Coordinating Fracture Control requirement flow down to suppliers through Supplier Management Teams.
• Perform fracture analysis as required to support the Analysis homeroom including static, dynamics, stability, and damage tolerance analysis.
• Participate in the Fracture Control Board responsible for assessing and dispositioning fracture critical parts and components.
• Serve as Materials Engineering subject matter expert for all engineering activities related to fracture mechanics and design for fatigue and fracture.
• Derive material property requirements for damage tolerant design and expected life, maximum allowable flaw size based on the loading spectra for given applications.
• Support material review board (MRB) as required for structural and damage tolerance substantiation.

• 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 can be filled at the Principal Structural Analyst (T03) or Sr. Principal Structural Analyst (T04) level.

• 5 years of relevant experience with Bachelors in Science or related field; 3 years with Masters; 1 year with PhD
• Must hold an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet business needs.
• Ability to assess engineering design against Fracture Control requirements.
• Experience authoring technical reports and presenting data in support of disposition of Fracture Critical parts.
• Experience with finite element modeling (FEM).

• 8 years of relevant experience with Bachelors in Science or related field; 6 years with Masters; 4 years with PhD
• Must hold an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet business needs.
• Ability to assess engineering design against Fracture Control requirements.
• Experience authoring technical reports and presenting data in support of disposition of Fracture Critical parts.
• Experience with finite element modeling (FEM).

• Experience with any of the following software packages:
  Siemens NX, AFGROW, NASGRO,…