Principal or Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer

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

Seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal Mechanical Engineer to contribute to concept development, problem solving, technical planning, design development, and integration & testing of undersea hardware. The role involves translating customer requirements into systems solutions within technical, schedule, and cost constraints, and requires collaboration in a team environment. Experience in hardware design, design for manufacturing, and developing engineering processes for production quantities is desired.

What you'd actually do

  1. concept development, problem solving, technical planning, design development and integration & testing of undersea hardware
  2. translate customer requirements into systems solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule, and cost constraints
  3. collaborate in a team environment, prioritize and adjust tasks to accomplish the project result, prioritize multiple responsibilities and/or accomplishing them simultaneously, and comprehend and analyze complex problems and develop solutions
  4. demonstrated experience in hardware design, an understanding of design for manufacturing practices, developing engineering processes, procedures and documentation for manufacturing, and an understanding of engineering’s role for supporting small to medium production quantities

Skills

Required

  • BS degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Ocean Engineering or equivalent STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of experience or MS degree with 3 years of experience or PhD with 1 years of experience (for Principal)
  • BS degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Aerospace, Ocean Engineering or equivalent STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of experience or MS degree with 6 years of experience or PhD with 4 years of experience (for Sr. Principal)
  • Proficiency in using common engineering design, production, analysis, and office tools
  • Ability to work on site at Annapolis, MD campus
  • US citizen with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI and pass a polygraph

Nice to have

  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment where multiple projects are being developed and deployed simultaneously
  • Proficiency with Siemens NX and Teamcenter
  • Proficiency in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing
  • Experience with undersea vehicle and system design
  • Active TS/SCI clearance

What the JD emphasized

  • US citizen with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI and pass a polygraph
  • Active TS/SCI clearance