Principal/Sr. Principal Project Engineer

Northrop Grumman Space Systems – Propulsion Division is looking for a Principal/Sr. Principal Project Engineer to join our team at our Bacchus (Magna), UT facility.

Description & Responsibilities:

The NGI Project Engineer is responsible for establishment and execution of all technical aspects of Development, Qualification, and Production of a solid rocket motor (SRM).  These positions will manage the technical products and aspects associated with the design, engineering & manufacturing development, qualification, and production of the SRM.   NGI is a fast-paced development program offering the potential for the Project Engineer to work with a variety of resources/teams/divisions and witness the entirety of the engineering lifecycle.  NGI is currently seeking two Project Engineer positions in the SRM Nozzle and Loaded Motor disciplines.

Job Duties:

• Design authority for the respective IPT reporting to the motor Chief Engineer

• Coordinates across IPTs with fellow PEs on design, process, and quality of the product

• Develop program execution plans and works closely with the Program Office

• Required to interface with Customer regularly as the technical POC

• Ability to work with a wide range of positions both within and outside of NGC

• Supports production operations (manufacturing and quality)

• Development, coordination, and allocation of requirements

• Assemble and develop efficient cross functional teams to execute plan

• Identify design concepts and mature into design solutions that meet the customer needs

• Develop master schedules, integrated logic flows, work breakdown, and assist in program cost estimates.

• Coordination and implementation of design and analysis activities

• Development of test plans and coordination of testing with test engineers

• Identification of risks/mitigations and tracking to closure in Risk Tracker

• Lead the coordination and conducting of milestones reviews to Senior Leadership and Customers

• Lead problem and failure investigations

• Write technical reports

• Presentations – internal and external

• Ability to Travel expectation of 5% – 10%

Competencies for Success:

• Strong work ethic and willingness to learn (coachable)

• Ability to get work done through others, managing a diverse team through the program plan

• Understanding of core engineering principles

• Capable of taking open ended, broad problems, formulating a path to a solution, then guiding a team through execution

• An understanding of Program Management and EVMS principles

Required Qualifications:

• Candidate must have a minimum of 5 years with a BS, 3 years with an MS of engineering experience.

• Candidate must have demonstrated ability to:

• Plan and execute complex, fast paced projects

• Communicate technically complex topics and scenarios clearly and concisely

• Build relationships necessary to function efficient and effective teams

• Be capable of actively and efficiently working multiple projects

• Have the ability to get work done through others

• Be capable of communicating and representing their IPT clearly and concisely with Senior Leadership and Customers

Preferred Qualifications:

• Candidates should have a minimum of 3 years experience in rocket motor design

• Strong understanding of solid rocket motor system design, development, and manufacture

• Demonstrated experience with problem solving, problem investigation teams and critical decision making skills

• Strong understanding and broad application of PS engineering systems (engineering standards, configuration management, material review board, process control, tooling, facilities, software, etc.) or equivalent

• Demonstrated experience in generating technical solutions in the absence of complete customer requirements

• Management of engineering scope as it pertains to budgeting and participation in EVMS evaluations

• Strong verbal and written communication skills including demonstrated experience with high value customer presentations

• Demonstrated team leadership skills - leader of significant technical projects or investigations and management of multiple program tasks to schedule and budget

• Experience with the proposal process

• Knowledge and experience in System Engineering tools and disciplines

• Knowledge of lean manufacturing and design for manufacturability

• Ability to perform solid modeling using NX

• Ability to obtain a Security Clearance

Qualifications and Educational Requirements

• BS degree in Engineering required and 5 years’ experience with BS; 3 Years with Masters; 0 with a Ph.D.

• Position can be filled one level higher, 9 years’ experience with a BS, 7 years with a MS or 5 years with a Ph.D.

• Ability to work with energetic materials as a U. S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, firearms and explosives; “Employee Possessor” – required

• US Citizenship – required

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