Principal/Sr. Principal Structural Design Engineer (TS/SCI Clearance Required)

Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) is an industry-leading provider of prime satellite and payload capabilities and directed energy and electronics solutions for national security, military, and civil customers. We are built on a heritage of providing innovative, affordable, and reliable aerospace and defense products that our customers rely on to achieve mission success. Join the Space revolution and make the impossible, possible.
 

Northrop Grumman Strategic Space Systems Division (SSSD) has an opening for a Principal Structural Design Engineer/Sr. Principal Structural Design Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Vehicle Products Center. This position will be located in Redondo Beach, CA.
 

The Structural Design Engineer will be responsible for engineering the preliminary, conceptual, and detailed design of Spacecraft components, sub-systems, and systems, including the creation of detailed simulation models and drawing release, and the coordination of manufacturing, integration, test, and delivery of the space vehicle structures.
 

The responsibilities of the Structural Design Engineer include (but are not limited to):

• Lead, mentor, and train a team of engineers.
• Design major components or major portions of a functional system to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations.
• Check completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning.
• Make layouts of complex assemblies and details parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures.
• Identifies design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommends revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers.
• Provide technical oversight.
• Responsible for cost and schedule associated to SOW.
• Resolve system-level issues and constraints, such as stress, structural integrity, thermal, dynamics, and critical clearances.
• Perform requirements definition, conceptual design, preliminary / layout, and detail design, drawing release, design review presentations, and support to fabrication/integration.
• Work closely with stress, manufacturing, M&P, and test to develop design requirements, define structural load paths, develop CAD models and prepare engineering drawings to fabricate flight and structural test articles.
• Interface with other cross-functional groups, customers, and vendors.
• Support Program milestone reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, IDR, etc.) and Gate Closure/Lien Closures.
• Create a culture of trust.
   

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Structural Design Engineer level or a Sr. Principal Structural Design Engineer level based on the qualifications listed below.
 

Basic Qualifications for Principal Structural Design Engineer:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with 5 years of engineering experience OR Master’s Degree in STEM with 3 years of engineering experience OR Ph.D. in STEM with 0 years of engineering experience
• Prior work experience in space subsystems design, mechanical design integration, or related engineering experience.
• Proficiency in a CAD system.
• Candidate must currently have, and be able to maintain, a Department of Defense Top Secret clearance OR SCI access with a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
   

Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal Structural Design Engineer:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university with 9 years of engineering experience OR Master’s Degree in STEM with 7 years of engineering experience OR Ph.D. in STEM with 4 years of engineering experience
• Prior work experience in space subsystems design, mechanical design integration, or related engineering experience.
• Proficiency in a CAD system.
• Candidate must currently have, and be able to maintain, a Department of Defense Top Secret clearance OR SCI access with a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI)
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with spacecraft design, integration and test
• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance with current Polygraph OR SCI with current Polygraph
• Proficiency in CATIA V5 and/or CATIA 3DX
• Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Aerospace Engineering
• EVMS/CAM, and Project Management experience
   

Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program. As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for:

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Flexible Schedules: For example, some roles offer the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off from work

For more details, please view: Northrop Grumman Benefits

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