Principal Engineering Design / Sr. Principal Engineering Design

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.

Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Principal Engineering Design / Sr. Principal Engineering Design to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Clearfield, UT.

Responsibilities:

Designs major components or major portions of a functional system to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing operations. Develops basic data and makes preliminary layouts, sketches, and notes necessary to present design proposal. Investigates pertinent design factors such as ease of manufacture, availability of materials and equipment, interchangeability, replace ability, strength-weight efficiency, and contractual specification requirements and cost. Coordinates with other organizations affected by design development. Makes layouts of complex assemblies and details parts of devices, mechanisms, and structures. Checks completed layouts and drawings for clarity, completeness, conformity to standards, procedures, specifications, and accuracy of calculations and dimensioning. Identifies design errors, omissions, and other deficiencies, and recommends revisions and/or improvements in design layout to responsible engineers or designers.​

Work schedules can vary, but we strive for a 9/80 work week, which gives us every other Friday off to pursue interests outside of the office.

This position may be filled at the Principal Engineering Design or Senior Principal Engineer Design level based on the qualifications below.

Basic Qualifications:

Principal

• Bachelors degree and 5 years of experience; 3 years with Master’s Degree; 0 years with PhD. Note: An additional 4 years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Multiple years experience in design and fabrication of special tooling or support equipment
• Significant number of hours (approx.10,000) CAD modeling and drafting experience
• Experience with Siemens NX/CATIA CAD tools
• Solid verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Clearance

Senior Principal

• Bachelors degree and 9 years of experience; 7 years with Master’s Degree; 4 years with PhD. Note: An additional 4 years of relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Multiple years experience in design and fabrication of special tooling or support equipment
• Significant number of hours (approx.10,000) CAD modeling and drafting experience
• Experience with Siemens NX/CATIA CAD tools
• Solid verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DOD Secret Clearance
   

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in checking and standardization of models and drawings
• Experience in design automation via macros and power copies
• Active DoD Secret clearance granted or re-investigated within last 6 years

Salary Range: $79,700 USD - $119,500 USD

Salary Range 2: $98,700 USD - $148,100 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.