Engineer Propulsion / Principal Engineer Propulsion

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Elkton, MD +1 · Mechanical

Engineer Propulsion / Principal Engineer Propulsion at Northrop Grumman in Elkton, MD. This role involves analysis, design, or testing of moderately complex propulsion systems, structural components, and control systems for launch vehicles, missile systems, and space mission systems. Requires a STEM bachelor's degree and relevant experience in solid propellant propulsion systems. A DoD Secret Clearance is required.

What you'd actually do

  1. Perform analysis, design, or test of one or more moderately complex propulsion systems (including energetics), structural components, and control systems for propulsion systems.
  2. Apply engineering principles, industry standards, company standards and customer requirements to develop solid propellant propulsion systems for application in launch vehicles, missile systems, and space mission systems.
  3. Coordinate strategy for developing and leveraging multi-disciplinary design, optimization, and analysis processes to support mission requirements.
  4. Define and coordinate the conduct of testing required to evaluate design work.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelors degree in STEM
  • Solid Propelling experience
  • Engineering Design
  • Launch Vehicle
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Missiles with solid propellants
  • US citizen
  • DoD Secret Clearance

Nice to have

  • Rocketry
  • Siemens Teamcenter
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Energetics
  • Engineering principles
  • Multi-disciplinary design
  • Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)

What the JD emphasized

  • Secret Clearance
  • US citizen