SHY Aerothermal Lead - Security Clearance

Position: SHY Aerothermal Lead - 19022 with Security Clearance
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
Yes CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret TRAVEL:
Yes, 25% of the Time Description 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.

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. The Flight Systems Futures operating unit within Strategic Deterrent Systems is seeking an Aerothermal Lead that is highly motivated to join a team at the forefront of next-generation hypersonic capabilities.

Our team focuses on the design, development, and demonstration of hypersonic re-entry vehicles and advanced payloads, with an emphasis on rapid development and prototyping aligned to specific customer missions. We operate in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment where innovative concepts are matured quickly into credible, testable solutions that address our nation's most demanding strategic deterrence needs. This role will be the aerothermal lead on one of our upcoming hypersonic programs located in Roy, Utah.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package. This position is contingent upon award. What you will get to do:
* Develop and maintain the aeroheating and thermal environment definition for the system and key subsystems (TPS, structures, avionics, sensors).

* Generate heating maps, thermal loads, and margin assessments across the flight envelope (boost, cruise, reentry, etc.).

* Define worst-case and design-to conditions (e.g., hot/cold cases, off-nominal trajectories, abort scenarios).

* Plan and execute CFD and aerothermal analysis campaigns for different configurations and flight regimes.

* Lead technical trades (e.g., nose shape, leading edge concepts, material selections, TPS architectures) using aerothermal results.

* Evaluate design changes and configuration updates for impact on heating, thermal margins, and performance.

* Work closely with TPS and structural teams to translate aeroheating predictions into design loads and requirements.

* Provide aerothermal input to systems engineering for requirements allocation, verification approaches, and margin policy.

* Support GNC and vehicle performance teams with aerothermal forces/torques or constraints where relevant (e.g., trim, cont rollability limits due to heating). Position Benefits:
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
* Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

* 401k

* Educational Assistance

* Life Insurance

* Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

* Paid Time Off

* Health & Wellness Resources

* Employee Discounts This positions 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. You Will Bring These

Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) with 12 years of experience; or Master's degree with 10 years of experience; or PhD with 8 years of experience.

* US Citizenship with Active DoD Secret clearance with a reinvestigation date occurring in the last 6 years.

* Ability to obtain Top Secret (TS) clearance.

* 5+ years of relevant experience in aerothermodynamics, thermal analysis, or high-speed aerodynamics (hypersonics strongly preferred).

* Hands-on experience with CFD tools for high-speed flow (e.g., ANSYS Fluent/CFX, STAR-CCM+, US3D, CFD++ or similar).

* Experience performing coupled aeroheating and thermal protection system (TPS) analyses for high-speed or reentry vehicles.

* Demonstrated ability to develop, execute, and document analysis plans (loads/thermal environments, heating predictions,…