Mechanical Engineer; Secret Clearance

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 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.

The ideal candidate is a team player; but also, a strong independent contributor with strong leadership skills, demonstrated problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills, as well as interpersonal and organizational skills and a proactive, detail-oriented approach.

Primary responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

• Lead a multidisciplined team in the design of a hypersonic vehicle.
• Plan, execute, and document structured trade studies, architecture development, and systems engineering activities (including producibility and affordability) to balance performance, cost, schedule, and risk.
• Develop, review, and validate mechanical system designs, models, and Technical Data Packages (TDPs), ensuring compliance with UFC, MIL-STDs, GD&T standards, and other applicable codes and regulations.
• Evaluate mechanical systems, components, and applications by reviewing designs, performing analyses, and ensuring that appropriate mechanical and thermal design standards are applied.
• Develop and present design change requests and associate rationale, coordinating with internal and external stakeholders to maintain configuration control of the technical baseline.
• Identify, assess, and manage risks and opportunities driven by design and supplier factors, and execute mitigation/capture actions to reduce technical and programmatic risk.
• Collaborate with the Tactical Supplier Management Team and external suppliers, providing technical direction on mechanical scope within supplier subcontracts and statements of work.
• Serve as a key technical contributor for mechanical engineering by providing expert recommendations to program management and customers on advanced mechanical concepts and approaches.
• Champion continuous improvement and innovative design practices, leveraging digital engineering, MBSE, and Agile/iterative methods to enhance mechanical design quality, schedule, and affordability.

• Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering or related STEM field
• Minimum of 12 years of relvant expereince
• Must be a US Citizen
• Active Secret clearance, at time of application, current and within scope, with an investigation date within the last 6 years
• Experience creating and releasing mechanical product definition packages (PDPs)
• Knowledge of typical aerospace manufacturing processes and designing for manufacturability
• Experience designing air vehicle structures
• Experience developing mechanical interfaces and creating Interface Control Models (ICMs)
• Proficiency with GD&T following ASME Y14.5
• Experience managing large system CAD models and mechanical interfaces
• Experience assessing and managing mass properties for large systems (knowledge of AIAA S-120A preferred)
• Experience performing air vehicle static structural assessments including pressure mapping,…