Principal or Sr. Principal Mechanical Systems Engineer (naval Architect)

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Annapolis, MD +1 · Systems/Architecture/Test

Seeking a Principal or Sr. Principal Mechanical Systems Engineer with a naval architecture or ocean engineering background in submersibles and underwater vehicles to join the Naval & Oceanic Systems business unit. Responsibilities include performing naval architectural roles associated with underwater vehicle system design, requirements analysis, conceptual design, pressure hull sizing, ballast assessment, hydrodynamic analysis, energy system sizing, propulsion design, weight/equilibrium/stability/trim calculations, and auxiliary systems design. The role requires technical leadership and collaboration in a team environment.

What you'd actually do

  1. Perform naval architectural roles associated with underwater vehicle system design including requirements and operations analysis, conceptual vehicle design, pressure hull sizing, variable ballast assessment, basic hydrodynamic analysis, energy system sizing, propulsion/propulsor design, weight, equilibrium, stability, and trim calculations and tests, and auxiliary systems design.
  2. Provide technical leadership to their programs in all areas of naval architecture.
  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. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.

Skills

Required

  • BS degree in Naval Architecture, Ocean Engineering, or STEM equivalent
  • Proficiency with naval architectural principles, tools, and calculations
  • Proficiency in using common engineering design, production, analysis, and office tools
  • US citizen with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI and pass a polygraph

Nice to have

  • Demonstrated skills/experience in the performance modeling, design, testing and/or operation of manned submersibles, underwater vehicles, and launch and recovery systems
  • Experience in towed systems and umbilical dynamic analysis including the use of Orcaflex
  • Experience with 3D CAD modeling in NX
  • Experience in the construction, testing, and certification of underwater vehicles
  • Active TS/SCI clearance

What the JD emphasized

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