Airworthiness Engineer

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 and 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 are making history.

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems has an opening for an Airworthiness Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Palmdale, CA.

In this role, the candidate must demonstrate the skill and ability to perform professional tasks, develop and recommend solutions to technical problems as assigned. You will demonstrate the skill and ability to perform moderately complex professional tasks while having general frequent use and application of technical standards, principles, theories, concepts, and techniques. The candidate will use the application of technical principles, theories, and concepts to provide solutions to a variety of technical problems of increasing scope and complexity as assigned. Work is reviewed for soundness of technical judgment, overall adequacy, and accuracy.

The candidate must have the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment and contribute to the completion of milestones associated with specific projects. Basic communication, analysis and problem-solving skills should be displayed. Noted contributions to program/project upon completion of assigned tasks and experience preparing and briefing managers, senior program leadership and customers are needed.

Basic Qualifications:

• Completed Bachelor of Science in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline and 2 years of program/project management experience or a Master’s Degree in STEM and 0 years of experience.
• Active Secret DoD Clearance (or higher).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance. This SAP must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
• Overtime, odd shifts, and weekend work will occasionally be required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline OR Pursuing Master’s degree in STEM.
• Active, In-scope DoD Top Secret or SCI clearance.
• Experience in the developmental/operational test maintenance environment:
  • Aircraft Design
  • Aircraft Avionics & Electrical Systems
  • Aircraft Testing
• Experience as Project Manager/Program Engineer in Baseline Management, Program Change, Change Integration, Risk and Opportunity Management, and Risk Management Analysis.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and MS Project.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.