Structural Engineer/Principal Structural Engineer – MRB Engineering

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

This position is for a structural engineer who will work closely with Systems, Manufacturing, M&P, and Analysis engineers in an integrated

product team to support groundbreaking development and production activities to resolve Material Review Board (MRB) tags. A mixture of proven interpersonal skills and technical skills will allow you to excel in this job.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Design repairs and determine engineering dispositions of nonconforming materials as part of the Material Review Board (MRB) process. 
• Evaluate and resolve engineering related production problems related to manufacturing, design, quality and material engineering.
• Provide and acquire technical information, investigate reports of defective, damaged, or malfunctioning parts, assemblies, equipment or systems.
• Analyze engineering specifications and drawings.
• Confer with key stakeholders, including quality, material, manufacturing, and subcontractors.
• Participate in Root Cause and Corrective Action (RCCA) activities.
• Fundamental understanding of GD&T.
• Utilize software packages such as NX and TeamCenter.
• Critical thinking and personal organizational skills required to capture and resolve non-conformances that meet all engineering requirements.

Basic Qualifications

Engineer Structural: 

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of related Mechanical, Structural, or Design Engineering experience with a bachelor's degree; 0 years of experience with a related Master's degree.
• U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD secret clearance, and a special program access clearance.

Principal Engineer Structural: 

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Minimum 5 years of related Mechanical, Structural, or Design Engineering experience with a bachelor's degree; 3 years of experience with a related Master's degree.
• U.S. Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a DOD secret clearance, and a special program access clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Secret Security Clearance or higher.
• Experience supporting the production fabrication of composite and metallic structural details and assemblies.
• Functional knowledge of production control systems (SAP/Visual Mfg/etc).
• Experience addressing manufacturing discrepancies through a formal MRB process.
• 2+ years of structural engineering experience.
• 2+ years NX, and TeamCenter experience.
• Provide technical solutions to a wide range of complex difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable, and consistent with organization objectives.
• Works under only general direction. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions. Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives

Salary Range: $73,400 USD - $110,000 USD

Salary Range 2: $90,400 USD - $135,600 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.

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.