Engineer / Principal Engineer Structural Analysis

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Oklahoma City, OK +1 · Mechanical

Engineer/Principal Engineer Structural Analysis role at Northrop Grumman focusing on structural modification stress analysis for aerospace structures. Responsibilities include analyzing metals, non-metallic materials, and composite structures, performing damage tolerance and durability analysis, and random vibration analysis using tools like Catia, FEMAP, Patran, and Nastran. Requires a STEM degree with relevant experience and the ability to obtain a Secret clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Perform stress analysis for primary and secondary structures.
  2. Review completed analyses, drawings, and repairs for accuracy, clarity, and completeness.
  3. Collaborate effectively with other disciplines during the design development process.
  4. Present and explain structural issues and solutions clearly to internal management and customers.
  5. Maintain and improve part designs, equipment, and systems to support production deliveries.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelors in Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM)
  • Aerospace structural design experience
  • bonded composite structural analysis
  • metallic structural analysis
  • structural analysis methods and documentation
  • hand-sheet analysis
  • large Finite Element Model manipulation
  • PATRAN or FEMAP
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Active DoD Secret or higher clearance
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Special Access Program (SAP) clearance

Nice to have

  • Current DoD Secret or Top Secret Clearance
  • Experience with Special Access Programs
  • Experience working on military aircraft
  • Knowledge of MIL-STD regulations as they pertain to aerospace structures

What the JD emphasized

  • structural modification stress analysis
  • structural engineering specifications
  • damage tolerance and durability of metal and composite airframe structures
  • random vibration analysis
  • hand-sheet analysis and manipulation of large Finite Element Models