Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB) OR Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB)
Requisition ID: R10176601
Category: Engineering
Location: Edwards AFB, California, United States of America
Clearance Type: Secret
Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
Shift: Shift 4 (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Positions Available: 1
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB) OR Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB) to join our team of qualified diverse individuals.
This position will be located at Edwards Air Force Base, CA and is assigned to a 2nd shift 3/10 schedule (Friday – Sunday). (Working hours are typically 2:30 pm to 1:00 am. Employees on this shift are compensated as full-time employees.)
Selected candidate must be willing to work extended shifts, weekends, and holidays as required to meet program schedule and objectives. 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.
In this role, you will be assessing and dispositioning non-conformances as they occur in our test environment. The selected candidate will author detailed engineering direction as well as collaborate readily with support engineering roles in order to ensure the integrity of the final product.
Key responsibilities include:
- Act as engineering authority for non-conformances supporting the STRIKE program
- Assess, disposition, and buy off non-conformance (MRB) tags and Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) as they arise in the flight test environment.
- Coordinate with a team of multiple disciplines engineers to determine effective solutions to defects that are innovative, thorough, practical, and consistent with organization objectives
- Basic knowledge of subsystems (electrical, hydraulics, fuels, fluids and propulsion systems) installations, composite structures, & metallic structures
- Maintain integrity of the Material Review Board (MRB) process and engineering authority
- Some of the tools you'll be using are NX, VisPro, MES, and TeamCenter
This position can be filled at either the Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB) OR Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB) level, depending upon the qualifications below.
Basic Qualifications for Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB):
- Bachelors Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and 5 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in STEM with 0 years of related engineering experience.
- Active, in-scope DoD Secret clearance
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP). This SAP must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Aeronautical Engineer (Liaison MRB):
- Bachelors Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline and 8 years of related engineering experience; OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related engineering experience; OR a PhD in STEM with 3 years of related engineering experience.
- Active, in-scope DoD Secret clearance
- Ability to obtain and maintain Special Program Access (SAP). This SAP must be obtained prior to commencement of employment and must be obtained within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs.
Preferred Qualifications for both levels:
- Previous or current MRB Liaison Engineer signature authority.
- Experience with TeamCenter and NX, Visualization Professional, or other CAD program
- Experience working hands-on in a production assembly line environment
- Experience with Model Based Engineering (MBE) (3-D model engineering definition)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, leadership, and problem-solving abilities
- In-scope DoD Top Secret Clearance
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
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 all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
What's great about
Northrop Grumman
- Be part of a culture that thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work.
- Use your skills to build and deliver innovative tech solutions that protect the world and shape a better future.
- Enjoy benefits like work-life balance, education assistance and paid time off.
Did you know?
Northrop Grumman leads the industry team for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most complex and powerful space telescope ever built. Launched in December 2021, the telescope incorporates innovative design, advanced technology, and groundbreaking engineering, and will fundamentally alter our understanding of the universe.