Principal / Senior Principal Flying Test Bed Electrical / Structural Design Engineer

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal / Senior Principal Flying Test Bed Electrical/Structural Design Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Test and Evaluation organization. This role is located in Melbourne, FL.

**This role may be filled at the Principal OR Senior Principal level**

In this role, you will be responsible for the structural design related to a Flying Test Bed aircraft on a Priority Win Capture Program. This position will report to the Flying Test Bed Program Manager. This role may require occasional travel for on-site support at product manufacturing and integration sites.

Key Responsibilities:

• The selected candidate should thrive in a fast-paced work environment with high expectations, significantly diverse assignments, collaborative/team settings across all levels.
• Utilize the NX-TeamCenter tool suite in the design primary and secondary aircraft structural parts, assemblies, and installations using metallic and/or composite materials for new aircraft design and/or modifications to existing aircraft.
• Work within an Integrated Product Team (IPT) environment, interfacing with IPT leadership, suppliers, customers, and other technical disciplines to engineer design solutions to challenging problems through the development of Product Definition Packages.
• Coordinate and collaborate with relevant stakeholder to ensure robust and maintainable configurations are produced.
• Evaluate and verify requirements to ensure airworthiness criteria are met.
• Attend internal program, customer and/or supplier technical exchange meetings and/or formal program milestone reviews to provide and/or obtain progress status updates.
• Effectively present complex technical data and findings to internal and external customers
• Work with Mission Systems IPT to define the requirements for structural designs
• Ensure compliance with FAA (Part 91) and customer airworthiness requirements for FTB projects and modifications

We offer flexible work arrangements, 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off, phenomenal learning opportunities, exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers, and a very friendly team environment. We are looking for self-motivated, proactive, and goal-oriented people to help us grow our services and become even better at what we do.

Basic Qualifications (Principal):

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 0 years of related professional/military experience
• Experience designing aircraft primary and/or secondary structures using metallic and/or composite materials.
• Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment

Basic Qualifications (Senior Principal):

• Must have a Bachelor of Science degree in a Science Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) discipline AND 9 years of related professional/military experience OR a Master of Science degree in a STEM discipline AND 7 years of related professional/military experience OR a STEM Ph.D. AND 4 years of related professional/military experience
• Experience designing aircraft primary and/or secondary structures using metallic and/or composite materials.
• Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current, active, in-scope DoD Top Secret security clearance
• Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineer preferred.
• Experience creating and developing preliminary engineering designs and layouts.
• Experience with industry standard design tools and processes including NX Solid Modelling, CAD, CATIA V5, and Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) is advantageous.
• Proficiency with TeamCenter.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interface with all levels of employees and management.

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.