Principal Engineer/Senior Principal Engineer – Space Components

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Job Posting Title: Principal Engineer/Senior Principal Engineer – Space Components

Job Profile: T40003/T40004

Job Description

An organization within Northrop Grumman’s Payload and Ground Systems (PGS) division, Space craft Components is a leading designer, producer, and supplier of spacecraft components that power and enable satellites of all classes. Products include spacecraft panels, bus structures, precision optical structures, deployable structural systems and mechanisms, solar arrays, and antenna reflectors. Our products are on virtually every U.S. satellite built in the last 20 years.

Learn more about Space craft Components at our website: https://www.northropgrumman.com/space/spacecraft-components/.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Principal or Senior Principal Engineer  to join our Engineering team. This position will be based in San Diego, CA, but may be located at other major site locations in Devens, MA, Oxnard, CA, or Goleta, CA.

Role and Responsibilities:

The Engineer will work with the Business Unit (BU) engineering team to develop and implement design standards. This individual will be responsible for researching existing design standards including design approaches, criteria, and tools used across the business and identifying strengths and weaknesses of the various toolsets. This team member will develop and document design standards by product line and/or value stream, including developing and maintaining manuals and training materials for design best-practice focus areas such as manufacturability, cost, test, etc.

Using critical thinking and problem-solving skills, the Engineer will consolidate existing Operating Unit (OU) design standards into overarching BU procedures, whereby their practical application within the Engineering functional group supports high level business strategies.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate proficiency in the following areas:

• GD&T and industry design and drafting standards.

• Strong background in technical writing and business execution procedures.

• Ability to carefully analyze complex problems and develop innovative solutions.

• Broad knowledge of industry practices.

• Ensures solutions are consistent with organization objectives.

• Must be able to work independently and have strong organizational skills.

• Skillfully perform complex professional tasks and apply regular use of ingenuity and innovation.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.

This position may be filled as a Principal Engineer (Level 3) or Senior Principal Engineer (Level 4) depending upon candidate education, experience and qualifications.

 

Basic Qualifications for a Level 3:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 5+ years of engineering, process development and/or project management experience OR Master’s Degree in STEM discipline with 3+ year experience

• Experience with NX and Team Center

• GD&T and industry design and drafting standards

• Strong background in technical writing and business execution procedures.

• Ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance

 

Basic Qualifications for a Level 4:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 9+ years of engineering, process development and/or project management experience OR Master’s Degree in STEM discipline with 7+ year experience OR PhD in STEM discipline with 4+ year experience

• Experience with NX and Team Center

• GD&T and industry design and drafting standards

• Strong background in technical writing and business execution procedures.

• Ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance

 

Preferred Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will demonstrate proficiency in the following areas:

• Ability to carefully analyze complex problems and develop innovative solutions.

• Broad knowledge of industry practices.

• Must be able to work independently and have strong organizational skills.

• Skillfully perform complex professional tasks and apply regular use of ingenuity and innovation.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.

Primary Location: CA75 - San Diego - Miramar, CA

Additional Location: CA38 Goleta, CA, A672 Oxnard, CA, CA31 Commerce, CA, MD37 Beltsville, MD, W951 Devens, MA

Work Shift: 1st

Salary range:

T03: 95,000.00 - 142,400.00

T04: 117,700.00 - 176,500.00

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This position reports to San Diego, CA, USA, however, you are able to work from any of the additional 5 locations listed above.

Salary Range: $95,000 USD - $142,400 USD

Salary Range 2: $117,700 USD - $176,500 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.