Engineer Mechanical – Ability to obtain a Clearance (Space/Satellite)

Embark on a career putting innovative, reliable, and agile products and ideas into orbit, and beyond. Northrop Grumman has opportunities waiting for you that play a vital role in human space exploration, national defense, and scientific discovery, supporting multiple programs across the universe. With us, you’ll discover a culture of curiosity and collaboration that will have you Defining Possible from the day you start. Our space systems connect and protect millions of people on earth every day, now and for the future. Explore your future and launch your career today.   Are you interested in expanding your career through experience and exposure, all the while supporting a mission that seeks to ensure the security of our nation and its allies? If so, then Northrop Grumman may be the place for you. As a leading global security company providing innovative systems, products and solutions to customers worldwide, Northrop Grumman offers an extraordinary portfolio of capabilities and technologies. Here at Northrop Grumman we are comprised of professionals that bring different perspectives, are curious about the world, accepting of each other, and understand that the more ideas, backgrounds, and experiences we bring to our work then the more innovative we can be. As we continue to build our talented workforce we look for professionals that exemplify our core values, leadership characteristics, and approach to innovation.      Northrop Grumman is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in Princess Anne, MD.    Job Duties  

• Designs sounding rocket payload primary and secondary structural components, including skins, decks, brackets, mechanisms, and component packaging.
• Designs sounding rocket vehicle/motor structural components including fins, tail cans, interstages, and develops associated vehicle procedures
• Designs components and systems for ground support equipment including sounding rocket class launchers and high pressure pneumatic support systems.
• Performs structural analysis on sounding rocket hardware and ground support hardware to validate the design.
• Creates documentation for designs and present the same to a panel of peers and customers for review.
• Coordinates fabrication efforts with machine shop.  This includes generating engineering drawings/documentation, submitting drawings to the shop, and providing oversight and direction to shop personnel as need during fabrication.
• Coordinates environmental testing of sounding rocket components, subassemblies and full payloads.  This includes defining test plans and test loads, coordinating testing, and interpreting and presenting test results.
• Provides mission field support when needed during testing and launch operations.
  

Basic Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent) and 2 years of experience OR Master’s Degree and 0 years’ experience
• Effective communication, documentation, and problem solving skills
• SolidWorks (or equivalent) 3D design modeling experience
• Ability to obtain a Secret Security Clearance

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Strong knowledge of common manufacturing practices and techniques (design for manufacturing) is highly desired, including metal and composite structures
• Structural finite element analysis experience
• Dynamics and thermal analysis experience 

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 www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.