Sr Principal Engineer Propulsion

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Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, Missile Products Business Unit with an office located in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida is currently seeking an experienced Senior Principal Propulsion Engineer to support our Ramjet and Scramjet Propulsion Systems Development efforts within our Advanced Propulsion and Systems (AP&S) Market Segment.

Job Summary:

This position will be responsible for the technical strategy, planning and execution of our large-scale ramjet and scramjet development programs.  It will require application of engineering principles, industry standards, company standards and customer requirements to develop high-speed air breathing propulsion systems for application in missile systems.  The AP&S Market Segment focuses on the design, development, validation and transition to production of emerging propulsion systems.  The customer base primarily consists of DoD and NASA.

Job Responsibilities:    

• Lead efforts to support large-scale scramjet development programs and internal research and development activities.
• Support propulsion and subsystem IPT leads to ensure technical and cost execution of each system component.
• Work with IPTs to establish product build requirements (i.e. engineering, planning and inspection documents, schedule)
• Work with the program systems engineering lead to identify propulsion system risks and mitigation activity.
• Form close working relationships with the customer technical community and specific customer technical points of contact on each program.
• Serve as final design authority for the propulsion system and provide MRB disposition recommendation(s) as needed.
• Document and present design, manufacturing and testing status as needed.
• Work closely with manufacturers to ensure that design intent is met in manufacturing of parts.
• Support new business capture strategies and prepare proposal material.
• Generate engineering schedules and cost estimates for proposals/ projects.

Basic Qualifications:

• Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance, which requires US Citizenship as a pre-requisite
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering & 9 years of experience, Master’s Degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering & 7 years of experience
• General knowledge of air breathing propulsion systems
• Ability to lead teams of engineers (both internally and at key suppliers) in product development projects for complex aerospace or defense systems.
• Ability to develop and lead teams of engineers for complex development programs
• Ability and experience with presenting complex technical concepts to audiences with a broad range of technical experience
• Candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Power Point, Word, and Excel
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, writing, presentation and critical thinking skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel to meet with various customers, in both government and industry, and to interface with suppliers.
• Knowledge of general machine shop fabrication processes
• Knowledge of Design for Assembly / Design for Manufacturing (DFA/DFM).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current Active Security Clearance
• Additive manufacturing experience
• General knowledge of solid propellant rocket motor propulsion systems
• Understanding of lean manufacturing processes and their implementation

Salary Range: $117,900 USD - $176,900 USD

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.

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